tentative

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore T words

not fully worked out, certain, or final; provisional

In a sentence

Tentative in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing tentative in a sentence.

They reached a tentative agreement that still required ratification by both boards.

Synonyms

provisionalhesitantpreliminaryuncertain

Antonyms

definiteconclusiveconfident

Keep going

understood or implied without being openly stated

habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech

only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point

perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped

to twist together into a confused or knotted mass

equivalent in effect or value to something else

to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something

needlessly repeating an idea using different words

Common questions

Tentative (adjective) means not fully worked out, certain, or final; provisional

Here is tentative used in an example sentence: "They reached a tentative agreement that still required ratification by both boards."

Common synonyms for tentative include provisional, hesitant, preliminary, uncertain.

Antonyms of tentative include definite, conclusive, confident.

Tentative is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.