hand-waves
Brushes past casually
Hand-waves means to dismiss or gloss over something without adequate explanation or justification.
The image is of waving away objections or difficulties with a casual gesture: The author hand-waves the technical problems and moves on.
In scientific or technical contexts, hand-waving describes arguments that lack rigor—substituting confident gestures for actual proof: That's just hand-waving, not a real solution.
Signals to approach
- signalsConveyed indications
- motionsActions or formal proposals
- greetsAcknowledges with salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
acknowledges · salutes · gestures · goodbye · hello · palm · fingers · arm movement
Dismisses without consideration
- glosses overMinimizes or obscures flaws
- skipsOmits or hops lightly
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- sidestepsEvades by moving aside
overlooks · minimizes · trivializes · downplays · deflects · avoids · dodges · shrugs off
beckons
Signals to approach
farewell · acknowledges · salutes · gestures · goodbye · hello · palm · fingers · arm movement · enthusiastic
brushes off
Dismisses without consideration
- glosses overMinimizes or obscures flaws
- skipsOmits or hops lightly
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
sidesteps · overlooks · minimizes · trivializes · downplays · deflects · avoids · dodges · shrugs off · disregards