fence-sitter
noun [C] disapprovingDefinition
› someone who supports both sides in a disagreement because they cannot make a decision or do not want to annoy or offend either sideDoubt and ambivalenceHesitating fence-sitting noun [U]
(Definition of fence-sitter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambivalent adjective
- askance adverb
- be in two minds idiom
- blow hot and cold idiom
- chary adjective
- hum and haw idiom
- indecision noun
- indecisive adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT CONFIDENT)
- irresolute adjective
- rudderless adjective
- shades of grey idiom
- shilly-shally verb
- sit on the fence idiom
- straddle verb
- vacillate verb
- wary adjective
- waver verb
- wishy-washy adjective
- wobble verb (NOT CERTAIN)
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