Tentative and Total

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Tentative adjective - Determined by something else.

Usage example: our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come

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Total is an antonym for tentative.

Nearby Word: tentatively

Total adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

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Tentative is an antonym for total.

Nearby Words: totaled, tot, totality, totaling, totalled

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Total and Tentative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tentative/total

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Total or Tentative. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/tentative/total.

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