unconditioned

adjective

un·​con·​di·​tioned ˌən-kən-ˈdi-shənd 

1

: not subject to conditions or limitations

2

a

: not dependent on or subjected to conditioning or learning : natural

unconditioned responses

b

: producing an unconditioned response

unconditioned stimuli

Examples of unconditioned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, it is lost to unconditioned areas, forcing the system to run longer and increasing energy consumption. — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026

This is especially common if the pipes are located in an unconditioned area of the home, such as a crawlspace or unfinished basement. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024

This is Cusk’s negative theology of the self, a desire to imagine lives perfectly unconditioned and undetermined, no longer shaped by history, culture, or even psychological continuity—and therefore free from loss, and from loss’s twin, progress. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024

Tawni Eckley, a fourth-grade teacher in Loveland, Colorado, returned to her unconditioned classroom in a brick school building this week and a thermostat that on Thursday read 84 degrees. — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023

Its rough launch of an unconditioned and undertested Bing chatbot (based on a version of GPT-4) in February spurred deeply emotional reactions from its users. — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unconditioned

• auditioned
• commissioned
• conditioned
• partitioned
• petitioned
• positioned
• transitioned
• decommissioned
• noncommissioned
• preconditioned
• reconditioned
• repositioned

Medical Definition

unconditioned

adjective

un·​con·​di·​tioned -ˈdish-ənd 

1

: not dependent on or subjected to conditioning or learning

unconditioned responses

2

: producing an unconditioned response

unconditioned stimuli