Cursory and Tentative

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Cursory adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.

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Tentative and cursory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tentative" instead an adjective "Cursory".

Nearby Words: cursorily, cursor

Tentative adjective - Determined by something else.

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Cursory and tentative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cursory" instead an adjective "Tentative".

Nearby Word: tentatively

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Tentative and Cursory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/tentative

Cursory & Tentative. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/tentative>.

Tentative or Cursory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/tentative.

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