tentative

Questions about tentative

What does tentative mean?

tentative means "under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tentative?

tentative has 3 syllables: ten-ta-tive. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˈtɛntətɪv/.

What is another word for tentative?

Close synonyms include probationary, provisional, provisionary, doubtful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tentative a common word?

tentative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.