Antonyms for hedge
hɛdʒhedge

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

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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

How to use hedge in a sentence?

1. Link Starbureiy:

   Dream big, then hedge.

2. Joanne Fonseca:

   I am struggling to pay my electric bill while these hedge fund managers waste fuel riding around in private planes.

3. Robert Dobrzycki:

   We are building German-driven e-commerce buildings in central Europe. On top of that we see a huge trend of investors outside the region trying to diversify and hedge against a slow-down in other real estate sectors.

4. Hillary Clinton on Saturday:

   The top-25 hedge fund managers make more than all kindergarten teachers combined, and they’re paying lower taxes.

5. Andrew Newman:

   A lot of insurers are concerned about taking on certain types of liability risks, this (product) gives them a mechanism to hedge downside risk.

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