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on the fence

ADJECTIVE

undecided

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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Now, he said he’s seeing people who might have been on the fence about buying an EV make the switch because of gas prices.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Gianina was on the fence about having children and reading stories on the forum influenced her decision not to have them, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Many shareholders remain on the fence over which deal is better and are anticipating the offers could be revised further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

So even if there hadn’t been a big closed sign on the fence, there was no way we were putting a toe in that water.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

on the fence

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