Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fudge

1 sense of fudge

Sense 1
fudge -- (soft creamy candy)
       => candy, confect -- (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fudge

2 senses of fudge

Sense 1
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent -- (tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data")
       => cheat, chisel -- (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?")

Sense 2
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -- (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")
       => avoid -- (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her")