TENTATIVENESS Synonyms

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

• a warning against certain acts

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• the trait of being circumspect and prudent

• warn strongly; put on guard

• lack of self-confidence

• the state of being unsure of something

• uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

• consider unlikely

• lack confidence in

• indecision in speech or action

• a certain degree of unwillingness

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

• the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose

• the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• an uneasy psychological state

• a sensitive or highly strung temperament

• uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)

• a mild state of nausea

• (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

• a certain degree of unwillingness

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

• the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

• the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

• something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

• the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

• fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

• fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities

• being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

• the state of being unsure of something