adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N K AH0 N D IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We demand your unconditional surrender.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absolute, categorical
Antonyms: conditional
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which is not conditional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
not conditional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unconditional surrender
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unconditioned
Antonyms: conditional
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not modified or restricted by reservations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a categorical denial
a flat refusal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: categoric, categorical, flat
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conditional English unconditional From un- + conditional.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَيْر مَشْرُوط
(ḡayr mašrūṭ)
— without conditions
Belarusian:
безумоўны
(bjezumówny)
— without conditions
Belarusian:
безагаворачны
(bjezahavóračny)
— without conditions
Bulgarian:
безусловен
(bezusloven)
— without conditions
Catalan:
incondicional
— without conditions
Chinese Mandarin:
無條件的 /无条件的
(wútiáojiàn de)
— without conditions
Czech:
bezpodmínečný
— without conditions
Danish:
ubetinget
— without conditions
Danish:
betingelsesløs
— without conditions
Dutch:
onvoorwaardelijk
— without conditions
Esperanto:
nekondiĉa
— without conditions
Estonian:
vastuvaidlematu
— without conditions
Estonian:
tingimusteta
— without conditions
Finnish:
ehdoton
— without conditions
French:
inconditionnel
— without conditions
Galician:
incondicional
— without conditions
Georgian:
უპირობო
(uṗirobo)
— without conditions
German:
bedingungslos
— without conditions
Greek:
χωρίς όρους
(chorís órous)
— without conditions
Greek:
άνευ όρων
(ánev óron)
— without conditions
Greek:
ανεπιφύλακτος
(anepifýlaktos)
— without conditions
Hungarian:
feltétel nélküli
— without conditions
Hungarian:
feltétlen
— without conditions
Irish:
gan choinníoll
— without conditions
Irish:
gan chuntar
— without conditions
Irish:
neamhchoinníollach
— without conditions
Irish:
gan chomhla
— without conditions
Italian:
incondizionato
— without conditions
Japanese:
無条件の
(mujōken no)
— without conditions
Kazakh:
сөзсіз
(sözsız)
— without conditions
Northern Kurdish:
bêqeyd û şert
— without conditions
Northern Kurdish:
bêşert û merc
— without conditions
Macedonian:
безу́словен
(bezúsloven)
— without conditions
Māori:
herekore
— without conditions
Māori:
korehere
— without conditions
Persian:
بی قید و شرط
(bi qeyd o šart)
— without conditions
Polish:
bezwarunkowy
— without conditions
Polish:
bezwzględny
— without conditions
Portuguese:
incondicional
— without conditions
Romanian:
necondiționat
— without conditions
Russian:
безогово́рочный
(bezogovóročnyj)
— without conditions
Russian:
безусло́вный
(bezuslóvnyj)
— without conditions
Spanish:
incondicional
— without conditions
Swedish:
ovillkorlig
— without conditions
Swedish:
villkorslös
— without conditions
Turkish:
şartsız
— without conditions
Turkish:
koşulsuz
— without conditions
Ukrainian:
безумо́вний
(bezumóvnyj)
— without conditions
Ukrainian:
беззастере́жний
(bezzasteréžnyj)
— without conditions