unconditional

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ UK /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not subject to any conditions; absolute

They demanded the army's unconditional surrender.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not subject to any... absolute unqualified unreserved complete categorical unrestricted

Opposites

conditional qualified limited provisional

Word family

Derived forms unconditionallyunconditionality

Related forms conditional conditionunconditioned

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Phrases (1)

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unconditional surrender
surrender without imposing conditions on the opposing side

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From un- ('not') + conditional, from Latin condicionalis, from condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from com- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

un- Old English condicio Latin dicere Latin

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# unconditional

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/

## Meanings
1. not subject to any conditions; absolute

## Examples
- They demanded the army's unconditional surrender.

## Synonyms
- absolute
- unqualified
- unreserved
- complete
- categorical
- unrestricted

## Antonyms
- conditional
- qualified
- limited
- provisional

## Derived Forms
- unconditionally
- unconditionality

## Related Forms
- conditional
- condition
- unconditioned

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: condicio
- Root: dicere - to say

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + conditional, from Latin condicionalis, from condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from com- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Unconditional is from un- ('not') + conditional, from Latin condicionalis, from condicio ('agreement, condition'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from com- ('together') + dicere ('to say'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), condicio (Latin), and dicere (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not subject to any conditions; absolute. The wider family includes derived forms such as unconditionally and unconditionality and related words such as conditional, condition, and unconditioned.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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