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
In real life, Cleveland again missed on MVP-level quarterbacks, passing on Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson only to trade Baker Mayfield to the Panthers for a conditional fifth-round pick a few years later.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
How choice destroyed the milk industry But milk’s bursts in popularity have been conspicuously conditional, ebbing and flowing with the economy and government support.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Trump's team has emphasized that the pause is conditional, designed to encourage negotiations with major trading partners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
When survival itself is conditional, the illusion of choice becomes the cruelest game of all.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
How choice destroyed the milk industry But milk’s bursts in popularity have been conspicuously conditional, ebbing and flowing with the economy and government support.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Trump's team has emphasized that the pause is conditional, designed to encourage negotiations with major trading partners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
When survival itself is conditional, the illusion of choice becomes the cruelest game of all.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The new law made married women dependent citizens; their citizenship status was now entirely derived from that of their husbands.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The company has announced tentative launch schedules before, only to be thwarted by technical issues, regulatory hangups, or bad weather.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The ceasefire, mediated by Oman, has secured a tentative end to attacks on American ships in the Red Sea, but details are slim on the concessions made by both sides.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
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“Conditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conditional. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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