unconditional
adjective
un·con·di·tion·al
ˌən-kən-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: not conditional or limited : absolute, unqualified
unconditional surrender
unconditional love
Synonyms
- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- blank
- blooming [chiefly British]
- bodacious [Southern & Midland]
- categorical
- categoric
- clean
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- definite
- downright
- dreadful
- fair
- flat
- flat-out
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plumb
- profound
- pure
- rank
- regular
- sheer
- simple
- stark
- stone
- straight-out
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- utter
- very
Examples of unconditional in a Sentence
They demanded an unconditional surrender.
He had an unconditional loyalty to his family.
their unconditional love of their children
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump has defended using his executive power to give unconditional reprieves to Jan. 6 defendants who were convicted of violent offenses.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to Andrew Zabavsky and Terrance Sutton, the former Metropolitan Police Department officers sentenced in a deadly 2020 chase of a man on a moped and the subsequent cover-up, a case that sparked protests in the nation's capital.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
President Trump on Wednesday issued full and unconditional pardons to two Washington, D.C., police officers convicted after a chase that killed a young Black man in 2020, an episode that led to days of protests and clashes in the nation’s capital.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to Andrew Zabavsky and Terrance Sutton, the former Metropolitan Police Department officers sentenced in a deadly 2020 chase of a man on a moped and the subsequent cover-up, a case that sparked protests in the nation's capital.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
President Trump on Wednesday issued full and unconditional pardons to two Washington, D.C., police officers convicted after a chase that killed a young Black man in 2020, an episode that led to days of protests and clashes in the nation’s capital.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Unconditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconditional. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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unconditional
adjective
un·con·di·tion·al
ˌən-kən-ˈdish-nəl
-ˈdish-ən-ᵊl
: not limited : absolute, unqualified
unconditional surrender
unconditionally
adverb
-ē
Medical Definition
unconditional
adjective
un·con·di·tion·al
ˌən-kən-ˈdish-nəl, -ˈdish-ən-ᵊl
Legal Definition
unconditional
adjective
un·con·di·tion·al
ˌən-kən-ˈdi-shə-nəl
: not conditional or limited : absolute, unqualified
unconditionally
adverb
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