Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Undecided; wavering in one's opinion.
I am still on the fence about which way to vote.
1 more example
The letter was from a 41-year-old man who was also on the fence about kids: “Things like quiet, free time, spontaneous travel, pockets of non-obligation,” he wrote. “I really value them.”
2017 May 22, Olga Khazan, “How People Decide Whether to Have Children”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2017
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by indecision
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Translations
German zwiespältig
- zwiespältigTranslations
Indonesian bagai air di daun talas
- bagai air di daun talasTranslations
Malay bagai air di daun keladi, bagai air di daun talas
- bagai air di daun keladiTranslations
- bagai air di daun talasTranslations
Polish but see na dwoje babka wróżyła, stać pod znakiem zapytania
- but see na dwoje babka wróżyłaTranslations
- stać pod znakiem zapytaniaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
on the fence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20fence
MLA
“on the fence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20fence. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the fence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20fence.
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