tentative in English

adjective

1

not certain or fixed; provisional.

a tentative conclusion

synonyms: provisional, unconfirmed, penciled in, iffy, preliminary, to be confirmed, subject to confirmation, speculative, conjectural, sketchy, untried, unproven, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot

adjective

provisional, unconfirmed, penciled in, iffy, preliminary, to be confirmed, subject to confirmation, speculative, conjectural, sketchy, untried, unproven, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot
hesitant, uncertain, cautious, timid, hesitating, faltering, shaky, unsteady, halting, wavering, unsure
provisional, probationary, provisionary
doubtful

Use "tentative" in a sentence

1. I'm much too... tentative.

2. He ventured a tentative smile.

3. Evan's writing is very tentative.

4. Her English is correct but tentative.

5. Labour has been oddly tentative about this.

6. FY2022 Tentative Property Assessment Data (All NYC Properties) The City's Tentative Assessment Roll lists the assessed value of every property.

7. Shortage of sources compels tentative conclusions.

8. Workers have reached a tentative agreement with management.

9. I'm taking the first tentative steps towards fitness.

10. She gave a tentative tug at her hand.

11. My first attempts at complaining were rather tentative.

12. A tentative agrarian programme is suggested below .

13. FY2022 Tentative Property Assessment Data (All NYC Properties) The City's Tentative Assessment Roll lists the Assessed value of every property.

14. Berceuse (tentative) is a cutscene in Resident Evil CODE:Veronica

15. In consequence there were numerous tentative measures of codification.

16. 24 synonyms for Conjectural: speculative, theoretical, tentative, hypothetical, supposed

17. (Tentative) Denver Non-Equity Auditions: Fri, Apr 9 and Sat, Apr 10 2021 (Tentative) Denver Equity Auditions: Mon, Apr 12 2021 (Tentative) Los Angeles Equity Auditions: Mon, Apr 19 and Tue, Apr 20 2021

18. I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police.

19. My interviews tempt me to a very tentative hypothesis.

20. Tentative, a cardinal's coloratura, then the mourning dove's elegy.

21. They have taken their first tentative steps towards democracy.

22. Slightly tentative, it warmed her eyes and elicited response.

23. Bedsitter Images unveiled a promising but tentative folk-rock singer/songwriter

24. The country is taking its first tentative steps towards democracy.

25. We made a tentative arrangement to meet again next Friday.

26. When Evan is tentative about a spelling, I encourage him to try.

27. He reached some tentative conclusions about the possible cause of the accident.

28. Like Marxism, the theories of development have become more pluralistic and tentative.

29. 25 synonyms for Cautious: careful, guarded, alert, wary, discreet, tentative, prudent, vigilant

30. In 1439, he negotiated the tentative Anglo-French treaty at Gravelines.

31. Yet in other moments he seems petulant , tentative and even frail.

32. Who had incouraged Japan in its tentative to Asserve the rest of Asia?

33. CURRENT ACTIVITIES/ Adds AT WORK 2021 Tentative Calendar (Pending COVID19 Guideline Restrictions) Gov

34. Black started writing his autobiography with the tentative title "Before the ferry docked".

35. A tentative discussion about the relation between the chromosomal and the organic evolution.

36. The Cheops spacecraft is taking the first tentative steps in its mission

37. The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.

38. Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month.

39. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a Cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

40. Only tentative conclusions can be reached and they are open to challenge and criticism.

41. In Youngstown, the Warner brothers took their first tentative steps into the entertainment industry.

42. On November 26, after 15 hours of talks, a tentative deal was reached.

43. Synonyms for Conjectural include academic, hypothetical, speculative, suppositional, theoretical, tentative, abstract, inferred, notional and postulated

44. Alternating attempts at forthright assertion of authority and tentative gestures of conciliation exacerbated the situation.

45. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a Cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

46. In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.

47. Duval hit a tentative putt that did well to get as far as two inches short.

48. Our second tentative conclusion is that social services may have reduced people's subjective sense of inequality.

49. When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.

50. 13 The tentative quality of the inauguration conceals a determined and set political course.