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Synonyms for conditional

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

contingent provisional conditioned hypothetical tentative provisory

All synonyms

Adjective

contingent, provisional, dependent US, dependant UK, qualified, hypothetical, conditioned, limited, tentative, provisory

Noun

1. If-then statement — A statement that one sentence is true if another is

if-then statement, material conditional

Other

protasis

Antonyms

unconditional, absolute, categorical

All antonyms of conditional →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Limited by a condition.

    I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.

  2. n. 1

    A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

    "A implies B" is a conditional.

Related words

Phrases
material conditional conditional baptism conditional operator horseshoe conditional strict conditional
Is a kind of
dependent limited restricted

Forms

Plural
conditionals → protases…

Example sentences

  • contingent Our departure tomorrow is contingent on fair weather.
  • provisional After the revolution, a provisional government ruled.
  • conditioned This dog is conditioned to bark at strangers.
  • hypothetical Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios.
  • tentative The parties have reached a tentative agreement.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
conditionalrising
contingentsteady
provisionalfalling
conditionedfalling
hypotheticalsteady
tentativefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
limited3
8 letters
protasis
9 letters
qualified3, dependent3, tentative3, dependant, provisory
10 letters
contingent3
11 letters
provisional4, conditioned3
12 letters
hypothetical5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limited3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
conditionnel