Synonyms for hedge
hɛdʒhedge

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1. hedge, hedgerownoun

   a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedgerow

2. hedge, hedgingnoun

   any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedgerow

3. hedge, hedgingverb

   an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

   "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"

   Synonyms:
   hedging, hedgerow

4. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

   avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

   Synonyms:
   put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt

5. hedgeverb

   hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

   "The animals were hedged in"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

6. hedge, hedge inverb

   enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

   "hedge the property"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

7. hedgeverb

   minimize loss or risk

   "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets"

   Synonyms:
   parry, circumvent, evade, elude, hedge in, fudge, put off, skirt, sidestep, duck, dodge

Matched Categories

1. • Enclose
   • Fence
   • Hem In
   • Minimize
   • Protection

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1. hedgenoun

   Synonyms:
   fence (of bushes or shrubs), hedge-fence

2. hedgeverb

   Synonyms:
   enclose with a hedge

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1. List of paraphrases for "hedge":

   speculative, hedging, coverage, cover

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1. Oliver Barron:

   With current market volatility and weak retail investor sentiment, these hedge fund strategies would naturally lead them to sell the market ... which is against the government's intention of propping up the market.

2. Chief Financial Officer John Rainey:

   I'm not one to ... guess and try to pick the bottom of the market, but there were people that told me to hedge at $95 and at $85 and at $75, more than anything, I'm looking for some stability.

3. Kenneth Heinz:

   With global industry capital at a record level, competitive market pressures continue to shape the evolving landscape of the hedge fund industry.

4. Mark Doherty:

   Part of the difficulty this year has been hedge funds crowding into the same names.

5. Vincent Tie:

   While some investors are gripped with fear of lower gold prices, we’re seeing many contrarian long-term investors buying gold to hedge against inflation and economic risks.