as in unsure
having a mixture of opposing feelings
she's somewhat ambivalent about the relationship
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Recent Examples of ambivalent
But nutritionists have been ambivalent about the dangers of eating eggs.
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
The book is mostly about novels that depict characters who are ambivalent about having children.
—Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Many are ambivalent about what comes next.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
In the North the novel turned many previously ambivalent people into abolitionists.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Mar. 2026
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
The book is mostly about novels that depict characters who are ambivalent about having children.
—Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Many are ambivalent about what comes next.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
In the North the novel turned many previously ambivalent people into abolitionists.
—Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambivalent
Adjective
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About one quarter, 26%, remain unsure; that response is unchanged since the youth poll's fall 2025 survey.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Looking unsure and a bit lost, VIPs from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami straggle into the dim underground garage of a nondescript Little Havana strip mall on a recent Saturday morning.—
Carl Juste,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Braff admits, but explains the conflicted choice.—
Amanda Champagne-Meadows,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Why not let Al-Hashimi speak for herself in the same way that Robby has tried to explain to Dana and Duke his conflicted feelings about continuing to work at PTMC?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Umpires, afraid of being overturned, or at least, more aware of the new zone and its limitations, have been calling fewer strikes.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Almost half are personally afraid of losing their job to AI, ranking it among the most acute individual stressors measured in the survey.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lee was hesitant to back a billionaire but said Steyer is different.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And even with all that help, Kerr still sounds more hesitant than the version of himself who used to relish turning every podium into his own little bully pulpit.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While the future remains uncertain for Lawrence and Rogers, the pair know that Rogers cannot live at her dad's house with her brother forever.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those issues include housing shortages, rampant homelessness, the nation’s highest levels of unemployment and poverty, uncertain water supplies, soaring utility costs, shamefully low academic achievement in public schools and a state budget in chronic deficit.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Ambivalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambivalent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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