Vocabulary
Tentative
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not done with confidence
Urdu meaning
آزمائشی / عارضی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Old alliances in South and West Asia as well as North American and Western Europe, among other regions are breaking down, but new alliances are still tentative.
Dawn Editorials —
A new dawn?
— 2026-04-10
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Since the war`s duration and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz are uncertain, any assessment must be tentative.
Dawn Editorials —
Dealing with vulnerabilities
— 2026-03-14
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Therefore, the incumbent regime should not set even a tentative date for voting on it till the public`s representatives make clear where they stand.
Dawn Editorials —
Secrecy again
— 2025-11-08
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About 20 days later, Operation Sindoor was unleashed only to be quickly suspended with a tentative and, by many accounts, puzzling ceasefire.
Dawn Editorials —
Yorktown, Galwan and Bihar
— 2025-10-28
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But this will only be a tentative and fragile start to a complicated process.Details about the international stabilisation force (ISF) will also need to be fleshed out.
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Chance for Gaza peace
— 2025-10-06
Synonyms
conditional, Contingent
Antonyms
independent, unalloyed
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