unconditioned
/'ʌn,kən'diʃnd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not conditional; absolute: Describes something that is not subject to any conditions, limitations, or prerequisites. It is absolute and unrestricted.
- Not established by conditioning or learning; innate: Describes a response, reflex, or behavior that is natural, inherent, and not acquired through experience or training.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The general demanded the enemy's unconditioned surrender. (This means the surrender must be absolute, with no terms or conditions attached.)
- An unconditioned reflex, like blinking when something approaches your eye, is present from birth. (This describes a natural, unlearned reaction.)
Advanced Usage
- "unconditioned stimulus": In psychology, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.
- In Pavlov's experiments, food was the unconditioned stimulus that caused the dog to salivate.
- "unconditioned response": The natural, automatic reaction elicited by an unconditioned stimulus.
- Salivation in response to food is an unconditioned response.
Variants and Related Words
- Unconditional (adj): Often used interchangeably with "unconditioned" in the sense of "absolute" or "not subject to conditions."
- They offered their unconditional support.
- Conditioned (adj): The direct opposite, meaning subject to conditions or learned through experience.
- A conditioned reflex must be learned.
Synonyms
- Absolute: Complete and not limited in any way.
- Innate: Inborn; natural.
- Unqualified: Not limited or restricted.
Antonyms
- Conditional: Subject to one or more conditions.
- Learned: Acquired through experience or education.
- Acquired: Gained through effort or experience.
Adjective
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not conditional
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unconditional surrender
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not established by conditioning or learning
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an unconditioned reflex
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