What it means
- (adjective) Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
- (adjective) Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite. “He has an ambivalent relationship towards his parents.”
Letter analysis
- Ambivalent contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- ablative
- laminate
- ailment
- ambient
- amiable
- animate
- lambent
- tamable
- valiant
- albeit
- anemia
- animal
- bantam
- blivet
- entail
- inmate
- lament
- mantel
- mantle
- menial
- mental
- native
- nimble
- tamale
- venial
- viable
- abate
- abeam
- alien
- aline
- alive
- amble
- ameba
- anime
- anvil
- avail
- avian
- banal
- blame
- bleat
- blent
- inlet
- intel
- labia
- liven
- mania
- maven
- mavin
- meant
- metal
- naive
- natal
- naval
- navel
- table
- valet
- venal
- vital
Related words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with AMB
- ambassador
- ambassadorial
- ambassadors
- ambassadorship
- ambassadorships
- amber
- ambergris
- ambiance
- ambiances
- ambidextrous
- ambidextrously
- ambience
- ambiences
- ambient
- ambiguities
- ambiguity
- ambiguous
- ambiguously
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Words ending with ENT
Common questions
What does Ambivalent mean?
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
How many letters are in Ambivalent?
Ambivalent has 10 letters.
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