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provisional(adjective, unsettled, indefinite, temporary, tentative)
8
probationary(adjective, unsettled, indefinite, temporary, tentative)
6
tentative(adjective, unsettled, temporary, speculative, contingent)
5
interim
5
provisory
5
temporary
4
conditional
3
acting
3
doubtful
3
impermanent
3
makeshift
3
pro tem
3
short-term
3
stopgap
3
transitional(adjective, temporary, tentative, contingent, provisional)
2
ad interim
2
contingent
2
dependent
2
draft
2
ephemeral
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