on the fence
Torn between options
On the fence describes indecision or neutrality between two options or positions.
Someone on the fence hasn't committed to either side: I'm still on the fence about the job offer.
The image is of sitting atop a fence rather than standing on one side or the other.
Fence-sitter and fence-sitting extend the metaphor.
Not having chosen
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
hesitant · uncertain · unsure · ambivalent · irresolute · dithering · noncommittal · on the horns of a dilemma
Showing no preference
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unalignedNot in proper position
- neutralNot favoring any side
disinterested · evenhanded · middle ground · independent · centrist · moderate · swing voter · undeclared
undecided
Not having chosen
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
vacillating · hesitant · uncertain · unsure · ambivalent · irresolute · dithering · noncommittal · on the horns of a dilemma · wishy-washy
impartial
Showing no preference
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unalignedNot in proper position
neutral · disinterested · evenhanded · middle ground · independent · centrist · moderate · swing voter · undeclared · wait-and-see
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- Noncommittalneutral, undecided, noncommittal, indifferent, uncommitted
- fence sitterswaverer, hesitator, ditherer, swing voter, waffler
- Maybesmaybe, perhaps, possibly, probably, might
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear