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betwixt between
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | controversial |
| Synonyms: | arguable, between rock and hard place, between sixes and sevens, betwixt and between, bone of contention, borderline, chancy, contestable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, iffy, in dispute, moot, mootable, open to question, problematic, problematical, questionable, the jury's out, touch and go, uncertain, undecided, unsettled, up for discussion |
| Antonyms: | certain, inarguable, incontrovertible, indubious, questionable, sure, uncontestable, undoubted |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
| Synonyms: | average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, middle of the road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
| Antonyms: | border, extreme, outer, outside |
| Main Entry: | midst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle, core |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, bosom, center, deep, depths, halfway, heart, hub, interior, mean, medium, midpoint, nucleus, thick |
| Antonyms: | exterior, exteriority, outside |
| Main Entry: | on the fence |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undecided |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, borderline, debatable, divided, hemming and hawing, hesitant, iffy, impartial, in the middle, indecisive, irresolute, neutral, not definite, not sure, of two minds, open, running hot and cold, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unsure, up in the air, waffling, wavering, wishy-washy |
| Main Entry: | undecided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sure, not definite |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, borderline, debatable, dithering, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hemming and hawing, hesitant, iffy, in the middle, indecisive, indefinite, irresolute, moot, of two minds, on the fence, open, pendent, pending, running hot and cold, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vague, waffling, wavering, wishy-washy |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, determined, settled, sure, undoubted |
| Main Entry: | unresolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain; not settled |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, changing, doubtful, faltering, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold, incomplete, indecisive, irresolute, moot, open to question, pending, problematical, pussyfooting, unanswered, unconcluded, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsolved, up in the air, vacillating, vague, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, resolved, settled, solved, sure |
| Main Entry: | unsettled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not decided, taken care of |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, clouded, debatable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, due, immature, in arrears, moot, open, outstanding, overdue, owing, payable, pendent, pending, problematic, uncertain, unclear, undecided, undetermined, unfixed, unpaid, unresolved, up for grabs, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, settled, sure |
| Main Entry: | unsure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, insecure |
| Synonyms: | betwixt and between, borderline, distrustful, dubious, fluctuant, fly-by-night, hesitant, iffy, in a quandary, indecisive, indeterminate, irresolute, lacking, mistrustful, open, problematic, rootless, shaky, skeptical, suspicious, touch and go, unassured, uncertain, unclear, unconfident, unconvinced, undecided, undependable, unreliable, unstable, untrustworthy, untrusty, up for grabs, vacillating, wavering, weak, wimpy, wobbly |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, secure, sure, undoubted |
| Main Entry: | midway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, central, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream*, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, mid, middle of the road, middle-of-the-road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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