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ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-luhnt] / æmˈbɪv ə lənt /
ADJECTIVE
conflicting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contradictory doubtful equivocal hesitant mixed uncertain undecided unsure
WEAK
clashing debatable fluctuating inconclusive irresolute opposed unresolved vacillating warring wavering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain clear decided definite determined secure settled sure undoubted unquestionable
WEAK
resolved unequivocal

Example Sentences

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North Carolina resident Shelley Hughes was more ambivalent.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

And yet, Bamberger was ambivalent about that success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Yet, even at the height of fame, he chooses to remain on the margins of celebrity culture, visibly ambivalent about his own success.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

And yet Americans remain ambivalent about the growing risk of floods.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

These were to be our last days together, at least in the carefree spirit that had marked our escape from the Middle West and the American culture it was so easy to be ambivalent about.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.