Meanings
adverbtentatively (comparative more tentatively, superlative most tentatively)
comparative more tentatively · superlative most tentatively
- In a tentative manner.
This last activity was studied in the second paper of this series and it was suggested tentatively that the peculiarly adaptive discoördination in this and other reactions might be due to the pull of part upon part, acting through the substrate.
1922, Hamilton, “Coördination in the Starfish”, in Knight Dunlap, Robert M. Yerkes, editors, The Journal of Comparative Psychology, volume II, Baltimore, page 90
Synonyms & antonyms
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Bulgarian колебливо, неуверено
- колебливо (koleblivo)of, or having to do with being tentative
- неуверено (neuvereno)of, or having to do with being tentative
Finnish alustavasti
- alustavastiof, or having to do with being tentative
French expérimentalement
- expérimentalementof, or having to do with being tentative
German versuchsweise, vorläufig
- versuchsweiseof, or having to do with being tentative
- vorläufigof, or having to do with being tentative
Hungarian próbaképpen, kísérletképpen
- próbaképpenof, or having to do with being tentative
- kísérletképpenof, or having to do with being tentative
- óvatosanof, or having to do with being tentative
- puhatolózvaof, or having to do with being tentative
Italian tentativamente
- tentativamenteof, or having to do with being tentative
Latin sensim
- sensimof, or having to do with being tentative
Russian экспериментально, пробно
- экспериментально (eksperimentalʹno)of, or having to do with being tentative
- пробно (probno)of, or having to do with being tentative
- неуверенно (neuverenno)of, or having to do with being tentative
Swedish preliminärt
- preliminärtof, or having to do with being tentative
Ukrainian нерішуче, невпевнено
- нерішуче (nerišuče)of, or having to do with being tentative
- невпевнено (nevpevneno)of, or having to do with being tentative
- попередньо (poperednʹo)of, or having to do with being tentative
- орієнтовно (orijentovno)of, or having to do with being tentative
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Cite this entry
APA
tentatively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentatively
MLA
“tentatively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentatively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tentatively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tentatively.
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