Standard Lemma guide

unconditionally

adv · 3 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.

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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
  • Spanish: incondicionalmente — without condition
  • Spanish: de todas maneras — without condition
  • Spanish: de todas formas — without condition
  • Spanish: de todos modos — without condition
  • Spanish: en cualquier caso — without condition