tentative

incierto, provisional

Que muestra inseguridad o todavía no está decidido de forma definitiva.

En inglés sencillo: Not certain or confident, or not yet finally decided.

• We have a tentative date for the trip.
• He sounded tentative about moving abroad.
• Their agreement is still tentative.

Cómo se usa: tentative about something (She was tentative about accepting the offer.)

Sinónimos: uncertain, provisional, hesitant

Antónimos: certain, definite

Expresiones frecuentes: tentative plan, tentative agreement, tentative about something

vacilante, cauteloso

Hecho con suavidad y cuidado porque no se sabe bien cómo actuar.

En inglés sencillo: Done gently and carefully because you are unsure how to act.

• She gave a tentative smile.
• He took a few tentative steps forward.
• A tentative knock came from the door.

Sinónimos: cautious, hesitant

Antónimos: confident, forceful

Expresiones frecuentes: tentative steps, tentative smile, tentative touch

experimental

Hecho como prueba para comprobar si algo funciona.

En inglés sencillo: Done as a test to see whether something will work.

• The team adopted a tentative method.
• These tentative experiments tested the new material.
• A tentative approach helped us explore possible solutions.

Sinónimos: experimental, exploratory

Expresiones frecuentes: tentative method, tentative experiment, tentative approach