AMBIVALENCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMBIVALENCE?

Need another word that means the same as “ambivalence”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “ambivalence” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ambivalence” are: ambivalency, equivocation, uncertainty, doubt, indecision, inconclusiveness, irresolution, irresoluteness, hesitation, hesitancy, fluctuation, vacillation

Ambivalence as a Noun

Definitions of "Ambivalence" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ambivalence” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Mixed feelings or emotions.
• The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Synonyms of "Ambivalence" as a noun (12 Words)

ambivalency	Mixed feelings or emotions.
doubt	Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. They had doubts that they would ever win.
equivocation	Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language. I say this without equivocation.
fluctuation	An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change. He kept a record of price fluctuations.
hesitancy	The quality or state of being hesitant. Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot.
hesitation	The action of pausing before saying or doing something. I have no hesitation in recommending him.
inconclusiveness	The quality of being inconclusive.
indecision	Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action. His indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost.
irresoluteness	The trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose.
irresolution	Hesitancy; uncertainty. A moment of irresolution.
uncertainty	Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. The uncertainty of the outcome.
vacillation	Changing location by moving back and forth. The First Minister s vacillation over the affair.

Usage Examples of "Ambivalence" as a noun

• The law's ambivalence about the importance of a victim's identity.
• Government ambivalence towards the arts.

Associations of "Ambivalence" (30 Words)

anachronism	A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. It is anachronism to suppose that the official morality of the age was mere window dressing.
antinomy	A contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable. There are not many short novels capable of accommodating bewildering antinomies.
antithesis	Exact opposite. Figures of speech such as antithesis.
both	Two considered together; the two. The film has won favour with both young and old.
conflicting	In disagreement. There are conflicting accounts of what occurred.
contradiction	Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas. The statement he is brave and he is not brave is a contradiction.
contradictory	A contradictory proposition. Contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness.
contrary	A contrary proposition. His mother had given him contrary messages.
cynicism	An inclination to question whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile; pessimism. Public cynicism about politics.
discrepancy	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. There s a discrepancy between your account and his.
discrepant	Characterized by an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity. The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear.
disjunction	The relation of two distinct alternatives. There is a disjunction between the skills taught in education and those demanded in the labour market.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Irregular dissonant chords.
incompatibility	The condition of two things being so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting. Defects due to software incompatibility.
incompatible	(of one thing or person) not consistent or able to coexist with (another. Long hours are simply incompatible with family life.
inconsistency	The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
inconsistent	Displaying a lack of consistency. The quality of the material was often inconsistent.
inexplicable	Incapable of being explained or accounted for. For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.
inharmonious	Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant. An inharmonious negative state of mind.
ironic	Characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is. It was ironic that now everybody had plenty of money for food they couldn t obtain it because everything was rationed.
irony	Witty language used to convey insults or scorn. The irony of Ireland s copying the nation she most hated.
opposing	Facing; opposite. The brothers fought on opposing sides in the war.
oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
paradox	A person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. Parmenides was the original advocate of the philosophical power of paradox.
paradoxical	Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true. By glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial.
partisan	A fervent and even militant proponent of something. Newspapers have become increasingly partisan.
sarcasm	The use of irony to mock or convey contempt. He used sarcasm to upset his opponent.
satire	A genre of literature characterized by the use of satire. A number of articles on Elizabethan satire.
tautology	The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession). The statement he is brave or he is not brave is a tautology.
throwback	A reversion to an earlier ancestral characteristic. A lot of his work is a throwback to the fifties.