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conditional

/kənˈdɪʃənəl/
noun
  1. (grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

  2. (grammar) The conditional mood.

  3. A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

    ""A implies B" is a conditional."

Synonymsif-then, material conditional
adjective
  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. Stating that one sentence is true if another is.

    ""A implies B" is a conditional statement."

  3. (grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.

    "a conditional word, mode, or tense"

Synonymshypothetical, conditioned, limited, relative
Antonymsabsolute, categorical, unconditional

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