Unless vs Although - What's the difference?
unless | although |
Except on a specified condition; if not.
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Though, even though, in spite of the fact that:
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But, except.
As conjunctions the difference between unless and although
is that unless is except on a specified condition; if not while although is though, even though, in spite of the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.unless
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Alternative forms
* unlesse (obsolete)Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise (AmE: raise).
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
Antonyms
* (except on a condition) ifDerived terms
* precisely unless * unlesss * unless and until, until and unlessStatistics
*although
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Alternative forms
* altho (informal) * altho' * allthough (obsolete)Conjunction
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