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

4 senses of hedge

Sense 1
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")

Sense 2
hedge -- (hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge; "The animals were hedged in")
       => hem in -- (surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers")

Sense 3
hedge, hedge in -- (enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property")
       => enclose, close in, inclose, shut in -- (surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence")

Sense 4
hedge -- (minimize loss or risk; "diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks"; "hedge your bets")
       => minimize, minimise -- (make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk")

Antonyms of adj hedged

1 sense of hedged

Sense 1
hedged, weasel-worded -- (evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement)

INDIRECT (VIA qualified) -> unqualified -- (not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial")

Similarity of adj hedged

1 sense of hedged

Sense 1
hedged, weasel-worded -- (evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement)
       => qualified (vs. unqualified) -- (limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval")