ambisexual

as in androgynous
suitable to or for either sex The glasses were designed to be ambisexual, making them work with all sorts of styles.

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Recent Examples of ambisexual Ferris delivers that speech in the shower while wearing a punk’s shampoo Mohawk, then an ambisexual head turban. Armond White, National Review, 4 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambisexual
Adjective
  • More beauty bits include a Louis Vuitton perfume gifted to her for the Met; an androgynous, anytime of the day scent.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • Born Jemima Wilkinson in 1752 into a Rhode Island Quaker family, the Friend, after a severe illness, abandoned their birth name, claiming God had endowed them with an androgynous spirit.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This provides both benefits and pitfalls for the less-mobile unisexual females.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
Adjective
  • Skinny jeans in every color and animal print were genderless and pinned to hips with studded belts.
    Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
  • The genderless denim brand is launching an upcycling program to extend the life of its jeans.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025

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“Ambisexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambisexual. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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