Conditional and Unconditional

Conditional

Conditional adjective - Determined by something else.
Usage example: the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer

Unconditional is an antonym for conditional in dependent topic.

Unconditional

Unconditional adjective - Not conditional.
Usage example: unconditional surrender

Conditional is an antonym for unconditional in absolute topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Harry Truman Truman vowed to continue Roosevelt’s “unconditional surrender” policy, and turned down Japan’s attempts at a conditional surrender.
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