Adjective
- 1. probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative, conditional (vs. unconditional)
- usage: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
- 2. doubtful, tentative, unsettled (vs. settled)
- usage: unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"
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