PRECONDITION Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

precondition

noun

Definition of precondition

as in requirement

something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen An education is an important precondition for getting a good job. They insist on a guarantee as a precondition to the deal.

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Recent Examples of precondition Understanding bad behavior isn’t condoning it; understanding is often a precondition for actually changing behavior. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Colombia’s top diplomat said these efforts underscore the government’s commitment to restore state control, a key policy that — along with ensuring security and justice — is a precondition to build sustainable peace. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Similarly, initiatives like the ATOM Project and Hugging Face’s model registry provide neutral infrastructure where models from all regions can be discovered, evaluated and deployed without preconditions. — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Rather, its experience shows that reducing the harms of drug use requires painstakingly building and sustaining a system that connects people with treatment, healthcare and social support without making abstinence a precondition for receiving help. — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precondition

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Noun

Engineers must account for personnel requirements alongside the submarine’s technical and operational systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The procedural dispute centers on a requirement to distribute amendment text to circuit court clerks for public posting, which lawmakers retroactively repealed.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirement

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Testing will then progress through increasingly higher power levels, allowing engineers to evaluate the reactor core, instrumentation, and integrated systems under operating conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
More subpoenas were expected, according to the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing probe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of condition

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Nearly all presidents of both parties since 1923 have described libraries, whether public, academic or presidential, as a prerequisite to a healthy democracy and as crucial to sustaining an informed citizenry.

— Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Getting the underlying knowledge base right is its own discipline, and a prerequisite rather than an afterthought.

— Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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