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Tentative vs Extensive - What's the difference?

tentative | extensive |

As adjectives the difference between tentative and extensive

is that tentative is of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental while extensive is in the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.

As a noun tentative

is a trial; an experiment.

tentative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A trial; an experiment.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
  • Uncertain; subject to future change.

    • Derived terms

    * tentativeness

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * attentive ----

    extensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the nature of an extent, wide, widespread.

    • Related terms

    * extend * extent

    See also

    * intensive ----