Definition of tentative

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1	[ adjective ] under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon Synonyms provisional provisionary probationary Examples "probationary employees" "a provisional government" "just a tentative schedule" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...) Chewing it over with his colleagues and in his own mind , he reaches a tentative identification of the question - tentative because it may change as he explores it further and because , if no tolerable answer can be found , it may have to be changed into one which can be answered . Chewing it over with his colleagues and in his own mind , he reaches a tentative identification of the question - tentative because it may change as he explores it further and because , if no tolerable answer can be found , it may have to be changed into one which can be answered . (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...) He reminded himself that all eliminations were tentative . Related terms conditional
2	[ adjective ] unsettled in mind or opinion Synonyms doubtful Examples "drew a few tentative conclusions" Related terms unsettled
*	Rhymes with representative unrepresentative preventative argumentative representative insensitive representative sensitive oversensitive unrepresentative argumentative preventative alternative sensitive rep representative noncompetitive competitive uncompetitive insensitive oversensitive alternative comparative diminutive uncompetitive noncompetitive imperative rep competitive generative diminutive degenerative intuitive demonstrative attentive sedative relative negative narrative consultative inattentive punitive sedative commemorative punitive commemorative putative preventive communicative exploitative preventive substantive imaginative plaintive communicative disincentive inventive unimaginative remunerative alliterative negative relative executive nutritive consecutive narrative decorative incentive consecutive comparative decorative imperative affirmative executive unimaginative interpretive illustrative generative affirmative degenerative imaginative sensitive insensitive hypersensitive remunerative disincentive incentive inventive hypersensitive sensitive insensitive conservative neoconservative ultraconservative interpretive preservative alliterative superlative ultraconservative preservative conservative neoconservative superlative primitive uncooperative vituperative inoperative contemplative recuperative operative speculative vegetative determinative cumulative determinative speculative cumulative talkative figurative curative contemplative acquisitive initiative indicative deliberative figurative intuitive prohibitive restorative primitive additive imitative rehabilitative meditative qualitative authoritative repetitive repetitive competitive competitive consultative fixative deliberative appointive preemptive investigative definitive automotive prognosticative infinitive uncooperative acquisitive fugitive curative operative nutritive normative informative recuperative fixative narrative inoperative vituperative talkative uninformative demonstrative indicative illustrative prohibitive formative derivative prerogative accusative normative informative exploitative narrative fugitive evocative putative provocative collaborative uninformative formative corroborative additive expletive attentive unreceptive perceptive deceptive redemptive receptive contraceptive detective protective imitative positive laxative rehabilitative Phonetic and Homophones T EH1 N T AH0 T IH0 V T EH1 N AH0 T IH0 V Similar Spelling tentatively To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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