tentative

(tĕn'tə-tĭv)
adj.

1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.
2. Uncertain; hesitant.

[Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentātus, past participle of tentāre, to try, variant of temptāre.]

tentatively ten'ta·tive·ly adv.
tentativeness ten'ta·tive·ness n.

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adjective

1. Not perfected, elaborated, or completed: preliminary, rough, sketchy, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See start/end.
2. Depending on or containing a condition or conditions: conditional, provisional, provisory. See limited/unlimited.
3. Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, timid, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.

adj

Definition: conditional, experimental
Antonyms: certain, decisive, definite, final, sure

adj

Definition: indefinite, uncertain
Antonyms: certain, conclusive, definite, sure

IN BRIEF: Done for the time being; not definitely decided; temporary. Also:Unsure.

Those tentative about making plans are often unsure of their ability to show up. — Michael Levine

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adj

Not final or definite, such as an experimental or clinical finding that has not been validated.

For a list of words related to tentative, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prøvende, forsøgsvis

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig

Français (French)
adj. - timide, hésitant, provisoire, expérimental

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zaghaft, vorläufig, Probe-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δοκιμαστικός, πειραματικός, προσωρινός

Italiano (Italian)
sperimentale, provvisorio, tentativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - experimental

Русский (Russian)
пробный, опытный, экспериментальный, ориентировочный, предполагаемый, предварительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - provisional, provisorio, de tanteo, tentativa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försöks-, experimentell, provisorisk, trevande, tveksam, försiktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
试验性质的, 暂时的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 試驗性質的, 暫時的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시험적인, 주저하는, 불확실한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 試験的な, 仮の, ためらいがちな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤقت, غير نهائي, تجريبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניסיוני, זמני, הססני‬

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