as in conditional
determined by something else
our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come
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Recent Examples of tentative
Ash took a defense that was aggressive and fast, then reduced it to a tentative and reactionary unit.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The tentative deal came over the weekend.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The United Food and Commercial Workers union reached a tentative agreement covering 6,000 workers at Raley’s and the grocery chain’s two brands, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters announced on Facebook late Friday that their negotiating team has a tentative agreement for members to vote on, ending the strike and allowing next weekend’s Farm Aid concert to continue as planned at the U’s Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The tentative deal came over the weekend.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The United Food and Commercial Workers union reached a tentative agreement covering 6,000 workers at Raley’s and the grocery chain’s two brands, Bel Air and Nob Hill Foods.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters announced on Facebook late Friday that their negotiating team has a tentative agreement for members to vote on, ending the strike and allowing next weekend’s Farm Aid concert to continue as planned at the U’s Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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He has been released on conditional bail.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The man was held in suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses and was released on conditional bail.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The games of Season 3 As with any death match story, the success of Alice in Borderland is at least partially dependent on the construction of its in-universe gameplay.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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No other country can make government purchases on the scale of China, so import demand outside of China is more dependent on downstream orders, and therefore global consumer demand for apparel and textiles.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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