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tentative
ten·ta·tive T0109600 (tĕn′tə-tĭv)adj.1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans.2. Indicating a lack of confidence or certainty; hesitant: tentative steps toward the podium.
[Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentātus, past participle of tentāre, to try, variant of temptāre.]
ten′ta·tive·ly adv.ten′ta·tive·ness n.tentative (ˈtɛntətɪv) adj1. provisional or experimental; conjectural2. hesitant, uncertain, or cautious[C16: from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre to test] ˈtentatively adv ˈtentativeness nten•ta•tive (ˈtɛn tə tɪv)
adj. 1. of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt: a tentative agreement. 2. unsure; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile. [1580–90; < Medieval Latin tentātīvus= Latin tentāt(us), past participle of tentāre, variant of temptāre to test (compare tempt) + -īvus -ive] ten′ta•tive•ly, adv. ten′ta•tive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tentative - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"probationary, provisional, provisionaryconditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" | | 2. | tentative - unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"doubtfulunsettled - still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind" |
tentativeadjective1. unconfirmed, provisional, indefinite, test, trial, pilot, preliminary, experimental, unsettled, speculative, pencilled in, exploratory, to be confirmed, TBC, conjectural They have reached a tentative agreement to hold talks next month.
unconfirmed final, confirmed, settled, fixed, definite, resolved, decisive, conclusive2. hesitant, cautious, uncertain, doubtful, backward, faltering, unsure, timid, undecided, diffident, iffy (informal) My first attempts at complaining were very tentative.
hesitant confident, assured, bold, certain, unhesitatingtentativeadjective1. Not perfected, elaborated, or completed:preliminary, rough, sketchy, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished.2. Depending on or containing a condition or conditions:conditional, provisional, provisory.3. Given to or exhibiting hesitation:halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shilly-shally, timid, vacillant, vacillatory.Translationstentative (ˈtentətiv) adjective1. not final or complete; not definite. We have made a tentative arrangement. 暫時性的，試驗性的，嘗試的 暂时性的，试探性的，试验的，尝试性的 2. uncertain or hesitating. a tentative movement. 躊躇的 踌躇的ˈtentatively adverb 試驗性地，暫時地 尝试性的，临时地，暂时地 ˈtentativeness noun 試驗性, 試探性, 猶豫不決 踌躇，固定，暂定价 tentative
tentative (tĕn′tă-tĭv) [L. tentativus, feel, try] 1. Rel. to a diagnosis subject to change because of insufficient data.2. Indecisive.See TNTV
See TNTVtentative
Synonyms for tentativeadj unconfirmedSynonyms- unconfirmed
- provisional
- indefinite
- test
- trial
- pilot
- preliminary
- experimental
- unsettled
- speculative
- pencilled in
- exploratory
- to be confirmed
- TBC
- conjectural
Antonyms- final
- confirmed
- settled
- fixed
- definite
- resolved
- decisive
- conclusive
adj hesitantSynonyms- hesitant
- cautious
- uncertain
- doubtful
- backward
- faltering
- unsure
- timid
- undecided
- diffident
- iffy
Antonyms- confident
- assured
- bold
- certain
- unhesitating
Synonyms for tentativeadj not perfected, elaborated, or completedSynonyms- preliminary
- rough
- sketchy
- unfinished
- unperfected
- unpolished
adj depending on or containing a condition or conditionsSynonyms- conditional
- provisional
- provisory
adj given to or exhibiting hesitationSynonyms- halting
- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- pendulous
- shilly-shally
- timid
- vacillant
- vacillatory
Synonyms for tentativeadj under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed uponSynonyms- probationary
- provisional
- provisionary
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