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. Peter Feaver:

   It's a myth to say there was widespread public pressure on the administration to leave, the general public was ambivalent. This was a retreat of choice, not a retreat of necessity.

2. Joe Berlinger:

   It was not an easy decision on their part and they had to think long and hard about it, and I think some of them still feel ambivalent about participating… One of the results of… ‘In Cold Blood' is that we have a lot of sympathy for the killers, because of how Truman Capote told that story… not excusing them for what they did, but seeing them as three-dimensional human beings. ..[and] all of these films kind of celebrate the killers in a perverse way…. the family felt very violated by the experience. They felt violated by ‘In Cold Blood.’.

3. 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.

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. 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.