modified
provisional, probationary, unconfirmed, not final, not settled, conditional, indefinite, undecided, iffy*, open to consideration, subject to change, trial, on trial, makeshift; see also experimental.
Antonyms conclusive*, final, decisive.
See tentative in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Not perfected, elaborated, or completed:
Depending on or containing a condition or conditions:
Given to or exhibiting hesitation:
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