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
  • External changes of increasingly androgynous dress and makeup are granted more detailed emphasis than the workings of B’s mind.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In one scene, Hunter, the hunky androgynous love interest of titular character Fiona, takes off his shirt.
    James Factora, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017
Adjective
  • Another win for these pj’s is their genderless design—the fit and colorways are meant to appeal to everyone.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Working across creative mediums, Cho launched a genderless fashion label called Kusikohc, which went on to become an LVMH Prize semifinalist in 2023.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Ambisexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambisexual. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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