tentative as an adjective: - 1
- 2
tentative
adjective
1 tentative
Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon:
— Just a tentative schedule.
synonyms: probationary, provisional, provisionary.
Roget 463:
experimental,
empirical.
probative,
probatory†,
probationary,
provisional;
analytic,
docimastic†;
tentative;
unverified,
unproven,
speculative,
untested.
Roget 675:
essaying
etc.
v.;
experimental
etc.
463;
tentative,
empirical,
probationary.
2 tentative
Unsettled in mind or opinion:
— Drew a few tentative conclusions.
synonym: doubtful.
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