CONDITIONAL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

conditional

adjective

kən-ˈdish-nəl

Definition of conditional

as in dependent

determined by something else the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer

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Recent Examples of conditional The group also said that laying down its heavy weapons would come later in the process, conditional on the establishment of a Palestinian state. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 Loss of safe harbor Safe harbor protection grants conditional immunity to social media companies, explained Udit Mendiratta, technology and disputes partner at Argus Partners. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Washington can break that cycle by making military aid conditional on Israel’s ending its occupation of the Palestinian territories, pursuing peace with the Palestinians, and halting its military campaigns in Iran, Lebanon, and Syria. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 To address that problem, Archer built ZEE using a generative AI approach called conditional flow matching. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conditional

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Adjective

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, or ADS-B, is a radio signal broadcast by an aircraft that includes key location details, including altitude and speed.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
In Dylan Meyer’s stoner comedy The Wrong Girls, Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat play co-dependent pals made telepathic by an experimental new drug.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependent

Adjective

WestJet did not disclose details of the tentative agreement, which will now be presented to cabin crew members for a ratification vote.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
To that point, the Administrative Procedure Act, which requires that agency actions observe procedural requirements, generally applies to final agency actions—not tentative or merely conceptual ones.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026