All weasel synonyms
weaΒ·sel
W w noun weasel
- betrayer β to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- blabbermouth β a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- canary β Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- deceiver β to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- double-crosser β to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- fink β a strikebreaker.
- informant β a person who informs or gives information; informer.
- informer β a person who informs against another, especially for money or other reward.
- narc β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nark β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rat β any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- sneak β to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
- snitch β to snatch or steal; pilfer.
- source β any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- squealer β a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
- stoolie β a pigeon used as a decoy.
- tattler β a person who tattles; telltale.
- tattletale β a talebearer or informer, especially among children.
- tipster β a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- turncoat β a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- whistle-blower β a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- deep throat β an anonymous source of secret information
- stool pigeon β a pigeon used as a decoy.
verb weasel
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- baulk β the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
- balk β If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- hedge β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- renege β Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
- shuck β a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- sidestep β to step to one side.
- waffle β waffling language.
- welsh β to cheat by failing to pay a gambling debt: You aren't going to welsh on me, are you?
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- cop out β If you say that someone is copping out, you mean they are avoiding doing something they should do.
- elude β Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
- equivocate β Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
- eschew β Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
- flee β to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- hem and haw β the utterance or sound of βhem.β.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- pussyfoot β to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- put off β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- shirk β to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- slip out β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.