double-minded
Torn between options
Double-minded describes someone torn between two opinions, loyalties, or courses of action—unable to commit fully to either.
The term carries biblical overtones, suggesting spiritual wavering or divided allegiance: A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
More broadly, it characterizes indecision or internal conflict that prevents firm resolve.
Having contradictory feelings
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
- hesitantSlow to act
torn · wavering · wishy-washy · shilly-shally · dithering · waffling · noncommittal · fence-sitting
Lacking steady uniformity
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- changeableCapable of alteration
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- mercurialProne to sudden change
capricious · erratic · unpredictable · volatile · untrustworthy · faithless · disloyal · two-faced
Pulled into pieces
- dividedSeparated into portions
- splitSeparation into parts
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- contradictoryLogically opposed to itself
cross-purposes · ambivalence · warring · discordant · at-odds · conscience-stricken · dilemma · wrestling
ambivalent
Having contradictory feelings
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- undecidedNot having chosen
hesitant · torn · wavering · wishy-washy · shilly-shally · dithering · waffling · noncommittal · fence-sitting · uncommitted
inconsistent
Lacking steady uniformity
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- changeableCapable of alteration
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
mercurial · capricious · erratic · unpredictable · volatile · untrustworthy · faithless · disloyal · two-faced · duplicitous
torn
Pulled into pieces
- dividedSeparated into portions
- splitSeparation into parts
- dissonanceLack of harmony
contradictory · cross-purposes · ambivalence · warring · discordant · at-odds · conscience-stricken · dilemma · wrestling · battling
double-mindedresolute
Fixed in purpose
decisive · determined · single-minded · unwavering · firm
double-mindeddevoted
Loyally and lovingly attached
loyal · faithful · committed · wholehearted · dedicated
double-mindedsingle-hearted
Completely sincere and devoted
whole-hearted · consistent · unified · integrated · undivided
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