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
After incarceration, Wright will be required to register as a predatory offender and be on conditional release for 10 years.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Encouraged by her adoptive mother and aunt to plead guilty, Taylor Cadle agreed and was put on conditional probation, the filing notes.
—Miami Herald, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The fig leaf conditional nature of the requirement makes little difference.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
This is a breakthrough as the group had insisted in the past that releasing every hostage would be conditional on a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Encouraged by her adoptive mother and aunt to plead guilty, Taylor Cadle agreed and was put on conditional probation, the filing notes.
—Miami Herald, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The fig leaf conditional nature of the requirement makes little difference.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
This is a breakthrough as the group had insisted in the past that releasing every hostage would be conditional on a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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So much of the success the Leafs will have this season — for better or worse — is dependent on that shot.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Local 802 will bring the tentative agreement to the members for ratification.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the tentative agreements still need to be ratified by union members.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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