tentative
Meaning of tentative
- not certain or fixed; provisional.
a tentative conclusion
late 16th century: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try’.
Information about tentative
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of tentative
ten-ta-tive
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- tentative is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
tentative synonyms
Meaning probationary:
probationary, provisional, provisionary
Meaning doubtful:
Meaning not confirmed as to truth or validity:
Meaning lacking order or stability:
Meaning lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time:
Meaning preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important:
Meaning engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge:
Meaning based on or involving conjecture:
Meaning not yet tested to discover quality or reliability; inexperienced:
Meaning not demonstrated by evidence or argument to be true or existing:
Meaning not supported or proven by evidence:
Meaning relating to or involving exploration or investigation:
Meaning (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized:
Meaning a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings:
Meaning a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use:
Meaning done as an experiment or test before being introduced more widely:
Meaning subject to a proviso; conditional:
tentative antonyms
Meaning clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful:
Translation of tentative
- German: Einleitung
- Spanish: preparativo, temporal, transitorio, provisional, tentativo
- French: temporaire, provisoire
- Italian: provvisorio, temporaneo
Anagrams of tentative
Words that rhyme with tentative
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