MEANING
Not dependent on special conditions or qualifications.
Use it for
expressing an unqualified commitment; distinguishing complete acceptance from conditional permission
Words that belong together
- unconditional support
- unconditional surrender
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The donors offered unconditional support for the investigation, not for its eventual conclusions.
The agreement required unconditional surrender rather than a negotiated withdrawal.
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- unconditional
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Relational or categorical adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative generally not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Disciplines: general academic writing. Commonness: common.
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