Tentatives
//ˈtɛntətɪvs//
Synonyms for "tentatives" (277 found)
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Closest matches (56)
probationaryactingad hocad interimalternatealternativeamblinganalyticanalyticalapprehensiveapproachassayattemptawkwardbackupband-aidbidblankmindedcallowcanny
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carefulcautiouscircumspectclaudicantconditionalcounterfeitcrackcrawlingcreepingcreeping like snailcut-and-trydangerousdeliberatedemurringdesultorydetermineddiffidentdiscreetdisinclineddumbdummyeasyeffortempiricalemptyempty headedempty-headedendeavorequivalentersatzessayexaminationalexaminatorialexamining
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (83)
experimentexperimentalexplorationalexplorativeexploratoryfact findingfact-findingfakefalteringfeelingflaggingflingfoot draggingfoot-dragginggambitgauchegentlegingerlygogradual
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greengropingguardedhaltinghazardousheedfulhesitanthesitatingheuristichit-or-misshobbledhobblingidleignorantimitationimprovisationalimprovisedinaneindagativeindecisiveindolentinexperiencedinfirminnocentinsecureinspectionalinspectorialinsubstantialinteriminvestigationalinvestigativeinvestigatoryirresolutejibbingjudiciousjury riggedjury-riggedknow nothingknow-nothinglanguidlanguorouslazyleaving out nothingleisurelylicklimpinglumberingmakeshiftmakeshiftymindfulmockmoderatemovenaivenescientnoncommittalofferon guardoverlooking no possibilitypawkypendulousperilous
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (138)
phonypilotpinchpokingpokypoliticprecariousprobativeprobatoryprovingprovisionalprovisoryproxyprudentrawregardfulrelaxedreluctantreserveresolute
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riskysafesaunteringscruplingsecondaryshakyshiftingshiftyshilly shallyingshilly-shallyingshotshufflingshysimpleslackslipperyslothfulslowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow to actslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedsluggishsnail-pacedsnaillikesparespeculativestabstaggeringstepstickingsticklingstopgapstrainingstrange tostrokestrollingsubstitutesupposedtemporarytesttestingthoroughticklishtimidtoddlingtokentortoiseliketotteringtreacheroustrialtrial and errortrial-and-errortrudgingtrytryingturtlelikeunacquaintedunacquainted withunadventurousunapprizeduncertainuncommunicativeuncomprehendingunconversantundaringundependableundertakinguneasyunenlightenedunenterprisingunfaithworthyunfamiliarunhurriedunilluminateduninformeduninitiatedunintelligentunknowingunpostedunprecipitateunreliableunripeunsettledunsoundunstableunsteadfastunsteadyunsubstantialunsureuntrustworthyunversedutilityvacillatevacillatoryvacuousventuresomeverificatoryvicariouswaddlingwhackwillingwobblyzetetic
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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