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
Sweeney is on the verge of seeing a conditional second-round pick turn into a first-rounder in 2027 or 2028 via the Brad Marchand trade with the Florida Panthers.
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Trump's team has emphasized that the pause is conditional, designed to encourage negotiations with major trading partners.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 May 2025
Florida acquired Jones from Chicago for backup goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick on March 1.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Trump's team has emphasized that the pause is conditional, designed to encourage negotiations with major trading partners.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
He was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on June 11.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 May 2025
Florida acquired Jones from Chicago for backup goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick on March 1.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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With funding dependent on how many pupils attend, the school’s finances were pressured.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Spouses and dependent children of service members enrolled in SGLI.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Most recently, in May 2025, the Communication Workers of America reached a tentative contract agreement for quality assurance testers at the video game studio ZeniMax Media (a Microsoft subsidiary).—
Oludolapo Makinde,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Finally, a friend got back to me with a tentative lead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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