Synonyms for ambivalent
æmˈbɪv ə ləntam·biva·lent

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1. ambivalentadjective

   Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

   Synonyms:
   uncertain, conflicted, unresolved, undecided

2. ambivalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   fluctuating, vacillating, wavering

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1. ambivalentadjective

   uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

   "was ambivalent about having children"

   Antonyms:
   sure, certain(p)

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1. conflictedadjective

   confusion or uncertainty due to simultaneously expressing or experiencing opposing feelings, beliefs, or motivations

   Submitted by JokerGem on March 18, 2024  

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1. List of paraphrases for "ambivalent":

   double-edged, ambiguous, mixed, contradictory, schizophrenic

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1. Timothy Head:

   Even a lot of people who identify as being pro-choice, it's almost a reluctant, ambivalent pro-choice. There are some that celebrate it, but there are a lot in that choice community see it as the lesser of two evils in their own decision-making path.

2. Vernon A. Walters:

   Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral.

3. Jeffrey Karoff:

   We had no idea the film was going to garner so much recognition and so many viewers, at first I think Ra enjoyed the recognition, especially locally in northern New Mexico, though even then he was ambivalent about it. Later he grew weary of the attention and felt it was a distraction from the work.

4. Primo Levi:

   The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.

5. Geoff Garin:

   There are a lot of people ambivalent about impeachment but nonetheless are disapproving of his conduct, which I expect is what will really matter electorally.