ifs
Hypotheticals and contingencies
Ifs is the plural of if when that word is used as a noun, typically in phrases that express uncertainty or conditionality.
There are a lot of ifs in this plan.
The expression ifs, ands, or buts refers to excuses or objections someone might raise to avoid doing something: No ifs, ands, or buts—you're cleaning your room today.
Dependent on prerequisites
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
- clauseProvision in agreement
prerequisite · requirement · caveat · qualification · condition · terms · provision · unless
Postulated event sequence
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
counterfactual · theorizing · imagining · projection · brainstorming · postulation · philosophizing · musing
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
ambiguity · indecision · contingency · unpredictability · question · wavering · second-guessing · hedging
True-or-false valued
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- elseIndicating an alternative
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
ternary · expression · statement · switch · logic · true · false · nested
State of being achievable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- optionAvailable course of action
- alternativeAnother available choice
chance · maybe · perhaps · feasibility · opportunity · opening · pathway · avenue
conditional
Dependent on prerequisites
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
clause · prerequisite · requirement · caveat · qualification · condition · terms · provision · unless · provided
scenario
Postulated event sequence
- suppositionBelief without proof
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
assumption · counterfactual · theorizing · imagining · projection · brainstorming · postulation · philosophizing · musing · pondering
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
qualification · ambiguity · indecision · contingency · unpredictability · question · wavering · second-guessing · hedging · equivocation
boolean
True-or-false valued
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- elseIndicating an alternative
- syntaxRules for arranging words
predicate · ternary · expression · statement · switch · logic · true · false · nested
possibility
State of being achievable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- optionAvailable course of action
alternative · chance · maybe · perhaps · feasibility · opportunity · opening · pathway · avenue · latitude
ifscertainties
Assured truths
guarantees · sure things · absolutes · givens · facts
ifsdefinites
Things known for sure
commitments · absolutes · affirmatives · yeses · decisions
- big ifsSubstantial conditional factors
- ifs, ands, or butsExcuses or objections
- ifs and butsExcuses and conditions
- ifs or butsConditional objections or excuses