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. Yuval Neria:

   Nightmares are really a common symptom of PTSD, people are terrified by their nightmares and always very ambivalent about whether to fall asleep or not because they know that they may meet their demons.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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.