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Showing words for TENTATIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Tentative

attentive, tentative

8 Letter Words for Tentative

evittate

7 Letter Words for Tentative

aviette, evitate, naivete, navette, nieveta, taenite, teniate, venetia, vinetta, vittate

6 Letter Words for Tentative

attent, atveen, native, navete, navite, tainte, tantie, tattie, teetan, teniae, tentie, tienta, veneti, venite, vineae, vittae

5 Letter Words for Tentative

ainee, avine, eaten, enate, entea, entia, entte, ettin, event, evite, naeve, naevi, naive, navet, neive, nevat, nieve, nitta, taint, tanti, tatie, tatin, teave, tenai, tenet, tenia, tevet, tinea, tinta, titan, veena, venae, venie, venta, vinea, vinet, vinta, vitae, vitta

4 Letter Words for Tentative

aine, aint, anet, ante, anti, atte, attn, avie, eave, eevn, eine, etat, eten, etna, even, evet, inta, invt, nave, navi, neat, neet, nete, neti, neve, nevi, taen, tain, tait, tane, tate, tatt, tave, tean, teat, teen, teet, tene, tent, tete, tien, tine, tint, tite, vain, vane, vant, veen, vein, vena, vent, veta, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite

3 Letter Words for Tentative

ain, ait, ane, ant, ate, att, ave, avn, ean, eat, een, ene, env, eta, eve, int, inv, ita, iva, ive, nae, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, tai, tan, tat, tav, tea, tee, ten, tet, tie, tin, tit, tnt, vae, van, vat, vee, vei, vet, via, vie, vin

Definitions for Tentative

[1] of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
[2] unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant: a tentative smile on his face.
[3] provisional or experimental; conjectural
[4] hesitant, uncertain, or cautious

Words related to Tentative

unsettled, cautious, unsure, hesitant, wobbly, timid, reluctant, acting, conjectural, contingent, dependent, iffy, indefinite, makeshift, provisional, speculative, temporary, test, trial, undecided

Words nearby Tentative

tent trailer, tentacle, tentacled, tentage, tentation, tentative, tented, tenter, tenterhook, tenterhooks, tenth

Origin of Tentative

1580–90; < Medieval Latin tentātīvus, equivalent to Latin tentāt(us ) (past participle of tentāre, variant of temptāre to test; see tempt) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Tentative

ten·ta·tive·ly , adverb
ten·ta·tive·ness , noun
non·ten·ta·tive , adjective
non·ten·ta·tive·ly , adverb
non·ten·ta·tive·ness , noun
pre·ten·ta·tive , adjective

Word origin for Tentative

C16: from Medieval Latin tentātīvus, from Latin tentāre to test

Synonyms for Tentative

unsettled, acting, ad interim, conjectural, contingent, dependent, iffy, indefinite, makeshift, not final, not settled, on trial, open for consideration, probationary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, speculative, subject to change, temporary, test, trial, unconfirmed, undecided