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precondition

[pree-kuhn-dish-uhn] / ˌpri kənˈdɪʃ ən /
NOUN
condition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement essential necessity prerequisite provision qualification requirement requisite stipulation
STRONG
article catch codicil contingency demand exception exemption kicker modification must must-have need postulate proviso reservation rule strings terms
WEAK
fine print sine qua non small print
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonessential

Example Sentences

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Azerbaijan sees the opening of regional communications as the main precondition for signing a comprehensive peace treaty with its rival.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The first of these two preconditions was satisfied a couple of years ago, and then in 2024 the second precondition appeared to be close to doing so as well.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

“It’s a precondition for all the copper projects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

He argued that the RSF should first evacuate its forces from civilian neighbourhoods - essentially demanding their withdrawal from the territories they had captured - as a precondition for talking.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

The printing press was the precondition for this new insistence that knowledge, no longer authoritative, might at last become reliable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.