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
Scenes between the women felt more wooden and tentative, and many of the conversations felt staged, or at least prerehearsed.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The rally was fueled in part by broader, growing optimism: the Fed held rates steady, earnings season steadied Wall Street sentiment, and Trump announced a tentative first trade deal.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 May 2025
At Electric Boat shipyard, about 2,500 workers are also planning to strike on May 18 if a tentative contract agreement is not reached with the submarine builder, the union president announced during a rally Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
The company has announced tentative launch schedules before, only to be thwarted by technical issues, regulatory hangups, or bad weather.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
The rally was fueled in part by broader, growing optimism: the Fed held rates steady, earnings season steadied Wall Street sentiment, and Trump announced a tentative first trade deal.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 May 2025
At Electric Boat shipyard, about 2,500 workers are also planning to strike on May 18 if a tentative contract agreement is not reached with the submarine builder, the union president announced during a rally Thursday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
The company has announced tentative launch schedules before, only to be thwarted by technical issues, regulatory hangups, or bad weather.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
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Their love is conditional For narcissists, love is conditional, and needs to be earned.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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The weather service said there is also a slight risk for severe storms on Tuesday, but the severe weather is conditional on how Monday’s activity occurs.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The new law made married women dependent citizens; their citizenship status was now entirely derived from that of their husbands.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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