All tentative synonyms
ten·ta·tive
T t adj tentative
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
- hot and cold — (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
- ideational — of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- irresolute — not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
- conjectural — A statement that is conjectural is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- betwixt and between — in an intermediate, indecisive, or middle position
- in the rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- conditional — If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens.
- in the making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- astraddle — with a leg on either side of something
- dithering — a trembling; vibration.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- ideological — of or relating to ideology.
- formalistic — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- half-done — past participle of do1 .
- indecisive — characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- codicillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a codicil.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
adjective tentative
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- noncommittal — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- experiential — Involving or based on experience and observation.
- exploratory — Relating to or involving exploration or investigation.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- iffy — full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
- guesstimated — Simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.