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 In 2024, the DSA’s national political committee withdrew its conditional endorsement of her reelection, citing disagreements over Israel and Gaza, among other issues. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 He was arrested in Sydney on December 27 last year and released on conditional bail. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2025, a petition from Phillips to be released into a conditional release program was approved by San Diego Superior Court Judge Eugenia Eyherabide despite an objection from prosecutors, the District Attorney’s Office said. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 While Russia will still retain conditional access going forward, the days of it largely controlling these sites as overseas military bases are over for good. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conditional

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conditional

Adjective

Its revenue generation is largely dependent on programmatic ads that run on the website, which generally produce between $2,000 and $5,000 per day.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
In order to share Lee’s realm of experience, Clarke began to use heroin—inhaling, not injecting—and quickly became dependent on it.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependent

Adjective

Most of us have felt awkward during those first tentative steps back into dating.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026