ambivalently
adverb
uk/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt.li/us/æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt.li/in a way thatshowstwoopposingfeelingsat the sametime, orinvolvesbeinguncertainaboutyourfeelings:
Fansrespondedambivalently to the band's newalbum.
Hewaitedambivalently toleave.
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ambivalent
- Somewhat ambivalently, we are putting offrenovationof thekitchen.
- A lot ofpeopleregardtravelambivalently.
- Ourteachingstaffrespondedambivalently to thisschedulechange.
Doubt & ambivalence
- ambivalence
- ambivalent
- askance
- be in two mindsidiom
- blow hot and coldidiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and hawidiom
- hum and hawidiom
- indecision
- nonplussed
- quandary
- rudderless
- shades of greyidiom
- shilly-shally
- wary
- waver
- wavering
- wishy-washy
- wobble