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conditional

conditional

33 5.0
True or allowed only if something else happens
  • adjective
  • /kənˈdɪʃənl/
translation icon : condicional
  • Creating attractive employment opportunities conditional on educational success is another important incentive.
  • conditional probability
  • conditional model
  • conditional acceptance

All kindness was conditional on me looking a certain way.

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Examples

  • Your promotion is conditional upon completing the training program successfully.

  • All kindness was conditional on me looking a certain way.

  • And I stress could, because although we have a plan, it is a conditional plan.

  • And you know, we sort of put ourselves on this conditional love spectrum.

  • And I feel like we shouldn't look at the world in such a conditional way, or at least love in such a conditional way.

  • The suspension of your sentence is conditional on your continued co-operation with this programme.

  • Our acceptance, as I am sure you will understand, is conditional upon your recognition of other people's rights.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • As I said from day one, your admission to St. Agatha's is conditional.

  • A similar situation arises in the requirements for obtaining conditional release from the penalty.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The immigrant investor would be granted residence on a conditional basis for two years.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

contingent
vsconditional
20 6.8

Depending on something that must happen first

stresses dependence on conditions rather than mere possibility
contingent on
vsconditional
12 6.4

Dependent on something else or on certain conditions

is a general word for being not definite and tied to conditions
contingent upon
vsconditional
6 6.4

Dependent on a condition or on something happening

shows similar dependence but focuses more on possible future events

Antonyms

388 4.1

Not limited or conditional, often about complete power

155 1.6

Clearly stated or decided and not vague

86 4.4

Having no rules that limit it, for example love or help that expects nothing

Compounds

1 6.7

The chance that an event happens when you know another event already happened

An agreement that only starts to have effect if a certain event happens

conditional reaction
  • Specialized
7.4

A learned response that happens when a certain sound or signal appears, for example a dog drooling at a bell

conditional reflex
  • Specialized
6.5

An automatic learned reaction to a signal after repeated practice, for example a dog drooling at a bell

conditional relation
  • Specialized
8.3

A link between two statements that says if one is true then the other must be true

conditional response
  • Specialized
7.2

A learned reaction to a sound or signal after it happens many times

7.0

An agreement where the seller keeps ownership of the goods until the buyer pays in full

How Certain

definite
155 1.6
conditional
33 5.0
provisional
55 6.1
tentative
57 5.1
speculative
26 6.7

Surface Forms

conditional positive

Morphology

conditional = condition (transparent) = condition + al

The meaning is directly built from 'condition' plus the adjectival suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Conditional comes from the idea of a 'condition' and from Latin parts con- 'together' and dic- 'to say', the same root you see in dictionary. So, a conditional thing is one that depends on set terms or is not definite.