Provisory
Provisory adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Speculative and provisory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speculative" instead an adjective "Provisory".
Speculative
Speculative adjective - Existing only as an assumption or speculation.
Provisory and speculative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provisory" instead an adjective "Speculative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trial and provisory
- trial and speculative
- questionable and provisory
- questionable and speculative
- unsettled and provisory
- unsettled and speculative
- doubtful and provisory
- doubtful and speculative
- presumptive and provisory
- presumptive and speculative
- hypothetical and provisory
- hypothetical and speculative
- theoretical and provisory
- theoretical and speculative
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Speculative and Provisory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/provisory/speculative
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Speculative or Provisory. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/provisory/speculative.
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