as in conditional
determined by something else
our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tentative
Moving from tentative steps to leaps will require overcoming Europe’s own internal impediments to change, including, for some member states, political instability and strained budgets.
—
Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Neither the union nor Pratt have revealed specific details of what the new tentative agreement contains.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
In the following days, he was held in jail on a tentative charge of first-degree intentional homicide.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 May 2025
Minnesota was downright tentative while repeatedly getting punched in the face by the conference’s top seed.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tentative
Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
Neither the union nor Pratt have revealed specific details of what the new tentative agreement contains.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
In the following days, he was held in jail on a tentative charge of first-degree intentional homicide.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 May 2025
Minnesota was downright tentative while repeatedly getting punched in the face by the conference’s top seed.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tentative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tentative
Adjective
-
My love for Native natural deodorant is very much conditional.—
Laura Harold,
Outside Online,
14 June 2025
-
FedEx applied for a conditional use permit to allow parking of semi-trucks and trailers on a 9-acre lot at 4700 Martin St. in Southeast Fort Worth, near Loop 820.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
Adjective
-
As a result, teens don’t become physically dependent on it.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
12 June 2025
-
In addition to murder, authorities have charged Patino with elder or dependent adult abuse resulting in death and elder or dependent adult abuse with infliction of injury, according to court documents.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share