Difference between Equivocal and Ambivalent

EQUIVOCAL vs AMBIVALENT: NOUN

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
A word or term of doubtful meaning, or capable of different interpretations.

Uncertain as a sign or indication
Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain.
(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain
Open to question
Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.
A chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys; one whose intervals, being all minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root; the chord of the diminished triad, and the diminished seventh.
Having two or more significations equally applicable; capable of double or multiple interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.

Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
Characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes
Exhibiting or feeling ambivalence.
Undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.

Being of doubtful signification; capable of being understood in different senses; ambiguous; doubtful: as, an equivocal word, term, or sense; an equivocal answer.
Of doubtful quality, origin, or significance; capable of being ascribed to different motives or causes; suspicious; dubious: as, an equivocal character; equivocal relations; an equivocal reputation.
Equivocating.
Or (often) intended to mislead
Or of uncertain nature or significance
Synonyms Doubtful, Ambiguous, etc. (see obscure, a.); indeterminate.

Misleading, Dubious, Uncertain, Clear, Unambiguous, Vague, Unequivocal, Double, Forked, Indeterminate, Questionable, Inconclusive, Evasive, Ambivalent, Ambiguous

Dual, Disputed, Shared, Mixed, Conflicting, Inconsistent, Schizophrenic, Vague, Contradictory, Paradoxical, Incertain, Uncertain, Unsure, Ambiguous, Equivocal

Misleading, Dubious, Uncertain, Clear, Unambiguous, Vague, Unequivocal, Double, Forked, Indeterminate, Questionable, Inconclusive, Evasive, Ambivalent, Ambiguous

Dual, Disputed, Shared, Mixed, Conflicting, Inconsistent, Schizophrenic, Vague, Contradictory, Paradoxical, Incertain, Uncertain, Unsure, Ambiguous, Equivocal

Bayes factor was equivocal, weakly favoring the null hypothesis.
However, in English the word worship is equivocal.
She is equivocal about restoring ties with Fiji.
However, research to date has produced equivocal results.
It is no wonder research results are equivocal.
However, evidence for association with gout is equivocal.
My answer to this question must be equivocal.
Thepattern of results is equivocal even when distinguishingconsideration.
There are equivocal results in studies involving measures of stress in response to to be a major factor contributing to these equivocal findings.
Thus, HPV DNA testing may be helpful for the clarification of equivocal squamous and equivocal glandular cervical cytology results.

Eventually, she became deeply ambivalent about her father.
The result is an ambivalent, schizoid invader identity.
The Ambivalent Moderation of Hindu Nationalism in India.
Both the English and Scottish participants were ambivalent.
Ambivalent vegetarian faces meat of the matter - (Titel).
DOI link for Indonesia and China: ambivalent relations.
They were ambivalent because age mattered to them.
You can feel ambivalent about that, because you should feel ambivalent.
In a review of ambivalent attachment literature, Cassidy and Berlin also found that observational research consistently links ambivalent insecure attachment to low maternal availability.
While ambivalent females try to please their partners for fear of rejection, ambivalent males are anxious about performance and approval from others.