tentatively
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5.1
- adverb
- /ˈtɛntəˌvɛtli/
:
provisionalmente
- She spoke tentatively, unsure if her ideas would be well-received by the group.
- tentatively accepted
- tentatively scheduled
- tentatively suggested
It's hard to say, but I am tentatively bullish on them.
- It's hard to say, but I am tentatively bullish on them.
- I would say tentatively no, because usually space is the absence of molecules.
- And I do it tentatively because things could change direction in an unexpected way.
- Then it's on you to tentatively and very carefully reenter a relational space with them if you choose.
- But yeah, I don't know if I'm actually going to Iceland though, but I might next year, tentatively.
- Anyway, Republicans are trying this new skinny deal, and here is tentatively what the new skinny deal is supposed to include.
- It looks like tentatively on Tuesday we will be at Sacramento and probably San Jose.
Examples
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Below him, in the city streets, deep purple shadows stretched tentatively forth, as if testing their strength.
Fiction book (1991) -
We had tentatively titled it "Professor Brown Visits the Future."
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So I am going to tentatively say we should clean this up and put it back in there.
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However, the present data can be tentatively applied beyond the context of this study.
Academic text (2011) -
And I do it tentatively because things could change direction in an unexpected way.
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Sometimes we have to hold onto tentatively selected articles for several months.
Academic text (1993) -
It's hard to say, but I am tentatively bullish on them.
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It looks like tentatively on Tuesday we will be at Sacramento and probably San Jose.
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For example, the pilot, which is tentatively titled "Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger," will focus on fast food.
Academic text (1994) -
I will tentatively divide my tale into five randomly chosen incidents over a twelve-year period.
Synonyms
14
3.2
In a slow, unsure way because of doubt
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4.0
Act or speak in a way that shows you are not sure
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3.8
In a way that shows you are not sure and have little confidence
3
5.7
For a short time until someone confirms it
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7.4
In a slow, unsure way with pauses
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6.1
In a slow, unsure way that shows doubt
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7.4
In a slow, unsure way that shows little confidence
In a way that shows someone is not sure
With an unsteady, unsure voice or movement that shows doubt
Speaks in a careful way that avoids a clear answer
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tentatively comes from the Latin root tentare, which means 'to try' or 'test' and is like the word attempt. So to act tentatively is to do something as a small try — showing uncertainty or hesitation rather than full confidence.