How do you use Ambivalent in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like uncertain or unsure, plus the exact meaning.
Ambivalent meaning
- Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
- Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Using Ambivalent
- The main meaning on this page is: Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings. | Alternately being or having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
- Useful related words include: uncertain, unsure, incertain.
- In the example corpus, ambivalent often appears in combinations such as: ambivalent about, an ambivalent, more ambivalent.
Context around Ambivalent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ambivalent
- In this selection, "ambivalent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, somewhat, fundamentally, initially, toward, everyone and document stand out and add context to how "ambivalent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ambivalent about returning and and somewhat ambivalent document but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ambivalent" sits close to words such as adversarial, archibald and ashraf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ambivalent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's a little bit ambivalent. (6 words)
Ms. Fooden had felt ambivalent about going. (7 words)
Their approach to storage is more ambivalent. (7 words)
As word spreads, its emphasis on conservation and climate awareness could serve as a drawing card for job seekers who prefer “green” organizations over those that seemingly remain ambivalent about the planet’s problems. (34 words)
It’s a short and somewhat ambivalent document, but it did finally put in writing the British Government’s support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people". (33 words)
Ambivalent about returning to the country that had expelled their ancestors 400 years earlier, the family must rely on invisibility as a form of protection in Spain. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ambivalent about returning to the country that had expelled their ancestors 400 years earlier, the family must rely on invisibility as a form of protection in Spain.
And I write about how I’m fundamentally ambivalent toward the Sabbath because there’s a lot of times I don’t want to do it.
Cllr Robson said: “With the possible exception of Swanley, who were more ambivalent, everyone was determined the scheme should be opposed.
Conover said she was initially ambivalent about getting involved.
Her family has lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for four generations, and she’s ambivalent at best about her Chinese heritage.
Israel has been ambivalent about Qatar’s proximity to Hamas.
It's a little bit ambivalent.
It’s a short and somewhat ambivalent document, but it did finally put in writing the British Government’s support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".
Ms. Fooden had felt ambivalent about going.
Not all travellers are so ambivalent about their pets.
Their approach to storage is more ambivalent.
The permissive and ambivalent reaction by the international community to the litany of war crimes and flagrant breaches of international law by Israel has been shameful.
We would still have to weather the storm when a negative or ambivalent review came out,” Pike said.
Alexander also said that he has an “ambivalent relationship with the Union Jack” as it can feel “divisive” and “nationalist”.
As word spreads, its emphasis on conservation and climate awareness could serve as a drawing card for job seekers who prefer “green” organizations over those that seemingly remain ambivalent about the planet’s problems.
China's ambivalent stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine reflects its national interests, and is unlikely to significantly change.
Claire Messud tells a complicated and ambivalent tale about her French family’s history in Algeria.
Despite ambivalent feelings about his Russian homeland, Tchaikovsky created a number of works that explicitly honor his country’s national grandeur.
During an interview in downtown on a recent afternoon, Bob Portner of Unity recalled being “overall ambivalent” about the prospect of the church buying it.
For a while, Winwood did indeed seem somewhat ambivalent about going after the brass ring as a solo artist.
Common combinations with ambivalent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: