Synonyms of conditional

conditional

adjective

kən-ˈdish-nəl 

as in dependent

determined by something else

the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependent
• tentative
• subject (to)
• contingent (on or upon)
• limited
• liable
• restricted
• susceptible
• modified
• uncertain
• qualified
• problematical
• problematic
• questionable
• open
• shaky
• doubtful
• debatable
• iffy
• suspect
• disputable
• shady
• doubtable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconditional
• independent
• unconditional
• total
• categorical
• complete
• perfect
• ultimate
• simple
• absolute
• outright
• unequivocal
• basic
• utter
• unqualified
• fundamental
• primary
• consummate
• basal
• categoric
• unmitigated
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• out-and-out
• all-out
• arrant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conditional

The state education department released a list of 375 schools around that state that reported over 10% of kindergarten students with conditional or overdue vaccination status for the 2023-24 school year. —Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025

The decision to grant Smith conditional release made statewide and national news. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025

Outrage follows conditional release of CT cannibal killer. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025

The Jets gave the Packers a 2023 second-rounder, a 2023 sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-rounder that would have become a first-round pick if Rodgers had played 65% of the snaps in 2024. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025