Synonyms for hedge

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes (noun)

• hedgerow

any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk (noun)

• hedging

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

• fudge
• evade
• circumvent
• parry
• elude
• skirt
• dodge
• duck
• sidestep

enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges (verb)