Synonyms of condition

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noun

kən-ˈdi-shən 

1

as in health

a state of being or fitness

a car that was 10 years old but still in good condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• health
• shape
• repair
• form
• order
• estate
• keeping
• situation
• nick
• trim
• practice
• fettle
• status
• kilter
• phase
• stage
• posture
• pass
• scene
• footing
• picture
• standing
• rank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorder
• disrepair

2

as in provision

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends

you'll get a bonus with the condition that we meet our sales forecast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provision
• requirement
• stipulation
• qualification
• exception
• contingency
• proviso
• reservation
• terms
• if
• modification
• restriction
• limitation
• precondition
• necessity
• exemption
• prerequisite
• must
• essential
• requisite
• strings
• demand
• need

3

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

a skin condition that prevents me from staying out in the sun for very long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• ailment
• illness
• ill
• disorder
• fever
• sickness
• bug
• infection
• malady
• attack
• ail
• distemper
• infirmity
• complication
• trouble
• complaint
• affection
• distemperature
• plague
• contagious disease
• contagion
• unsoundness
• bout
• debility
• feebleness
• lameness
• spell
• fit
• weakness
• matter
• epidemic
• malaise
• decrepitude
• sickliness
• unhealthiness
• contagium
• pestilence
• unwellness
• frailness
• pip
• pest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• soundness
• fitness
• robustness
• shape
• wholeness
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• fettle

4

as in requirement

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

water is a condition for life on Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requirement
• must
• necessity
• necessary
• essential
• need
• requisite
• demand
• must-have
• needful
• sine qua non
• precondition
• prerequisite
• advantage
• plus
• wish
• edge
• desideratum
• desideration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surplus
• comfort
• extra
• luxury
• nonnecessity
• indulgence
• extravagance
• nonessential
• surplusage
• amenity
• superfluity
• frill

5

as in restriction

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice

their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restriction
• limitation
• constraint
• restraint
• exception
• curb
• check
• stricture
• prohibition
• circumscription
• stipulation
• qualification
• proviso
• reservation
• fetter
• strings
• ban
• proscription

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedom
• latitude

condition

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verb

1

as in to train

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• train
• prepare
• adjust
• season
• shape
• adapt
• ready
• fit
• orient
• habilitate
• break in
• acclimate
• shape up
• accommodate
• accustom
• strengthen
• familiarize
• habituate
• steel
• acclimatize
• orientate
• naturalize
• inure
• fortify
• harden
• toughen

2

as in to adapt

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapt
• adjust
• tailor
• conform
• shape
• suit
• put
• fit
• edit
• customize
• fashion
• prepare
• accommodate
• match
• doctor
• acclimate
• modify
• pattern
• alter
• model
• transform
• correct
• acclimatize
• bend
• prime
• tune
• establish
• readjust
• equip
• gear
• root
• convert
• revise
• rework
• harmonize
• regulate
• train
• square
• redesign
• season
• readapt
• orient
• reclaim
• remodel
• attune
• ready
• familiarize
• phase
• remake
• rig
• recycle
• acquaint
• accustom
• orientate
• refashion
• refit
• redo
• harden
• recast
• inure
• settle
• redevelop
• habituate
• rehearse
• revamp
• habilitate
• fine-tune
• reinvent
• make over
• naturalize
• toughen
• register
• reengineer
• refocus
• fiddle (with)
• rejigger
• refigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of condition

Noun

Only a few other trains can boast such consistency and can be adapted as flexibly to varied framework conditions und customer requirements. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Under normal conditions, the cockpit door on the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8, uses a dead bolt that can be locked from the cockpit side, according to a 2025 Boeing manual for flight attendants. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

This current group, so conditioned to disappointment, appeared destined to join them. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Film-forming polymers protect hair by providing an even thermal barrier, and sunflower seed oil glycerides keep hair silky, conditioned, and touchable—not lacquered into submission. — Polly Blitzer, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2026