Synonyms of tentative

tentative

adjective

ˈten-tə-tiv 

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

• conditional
• dependent
• subject (to)
• contingent (on or upon)
• limited
• liable
• uncertain
• susceptible
• restricted
• shaky
• qualified
• doubtful
• problematical
• open
• modified
• questionable
• problematic
• suspect
• debatable
• iffy
• disputable
• shady
• doubtable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• independent
• unconditional
• total
• complete
• simple
• perfect
• ultimate
• unequivocal
• unconditional
• absolute
• basic
• categorical
• outright
• utter
• fundamental
• unqualified
• primary
• consummate
• basal
• categoric
• all-out
• out-and-out
• unmitigated
• unalloyed
• unadulterated
• arrant

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tentative

Greenberg and Freund both stressed the tentative nature of the plans and their reliance on public dollars. —Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Dec. 2024

The Rays and the city had come to a tentative agreement to build the baseball team a new stadium on the site of Tropicana Field, opening potentially as soon as 2028. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024

The other potential one-day strike at U-M Health was canceled in October, when the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Michigan reached a tentative, three-year contract agreement just hours before its workers were to take to the picket lines on Oct. 15. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024

Former President Trump expressed tentative support for former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to remove fluoride from water. —Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024