conditional, a. contingent, [subject], provisory.

conduce, v. [lead], [tend], contribute, [redound], subserve, [advance].

conduct, v. [lead], [pilot], [escort], [guide], [attend], [convoy]; administer, [manage].

conduct, n. guidance, [management], [leadership], administration, [behavior], [deportment].

confederate, a. confederated, federated, allied, leagued.

confederation, n. coalition, [federation], [league], confederacy, [union].

confess, v. [acknowledge], [own], [admit], avow; divulge, disclose, [reveal].

confession, n. [acknowledgment], avowal, admission; confiteor; shrift; exomologesis. Associated words: shrive, shrift, confessional, shriven, shriver, shrift, [father].

confidence, n. [reliance], [trust], [faith], [dependence]; [assurance], [certainty]. Antonyms: See doubt.

confidence game. [swindle].