adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N K AH0 N D IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH2 N K AH0 N D IH1 SH N AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Without condition, absolutely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in an unqualified manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he flatly denied the charges
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flatly, categorically
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
not subject to a condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he accepted the offer unconditionally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: conditionally
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English unconditional Middle English -ly English -ly English unconditionally From unconditional + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
безусло́вно
(bezuslóvno)
— without condition
Catalan:
incondicionalment
— without condition
Estonian:
mistahes mööndusteta
— without condition
Finnish:
ehdoitta
— without condition
French:
inconditionnellement
— without condition
Galician:
incondicionalmente
— without condition
Georgian:
უპირობოდ
(uṗirobod)
— without condition
German:
unbedingt
— without condition
Greek:
άνευ όρων
(ánev óron)
— without condition
Greek:
χωρίς όρους
(chorís órous)
— without condition
Greek:
ανεπιφύλακτα
(anepifýlakta)
— without condition
Greek:
απεριόριστα
(aperiórista)
— without condition
Hungarian:
feltétel(ek)/fenntartás(ok) nélkül
— without condition
Italian:
incondizionatamente
— without condition
Japanese:
無条件に
— without condition
Japanese:
絶対的に
— without condition
Korean:
무조건으로
(mujogeoneuro)
— without condition
Korean:
절대적으로
(jeoldaejeogeuro)
— without condition
Northern Kurdish:
bê şert û mercî
— without condition
Northern Kurdish:
bê qeyd û şertî
— without condition
Polish:
bezwarunkowo
— without condition
Portuguese:
incondicionalmente
— without condition
Russian:
безогово́рочно
(bezogovóročno)
— without condition
Russian:
беспрекосло́вно
(besprekoslóvno)
— without condition
Russian:
безусло́вно
(bezuslóvno)
— without condition