contingent
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Synonyms: continent, contingency, conticent, continuant, contingence, containment, constringent, contingents, contendent, cotangent
Antonyms: continent, contingency, conticent, continuant, contingence, containment, constringent, contingents, contendent, cotangent
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- An [[event]] which may or may not happen; that which is [[unforeseen]], [[undetermined]], or [[dependent]] on something in the future.
- That which falls to one in a [[division]] or [[apportionment]] among a number; a suitable [[share]].
- {{lb|en|military}} A [[quota]] of [[troops]].
Adjective
- [[possible|Possible]] or [[liable]], but not [[certain]], to [[occur]].
- {{senseid|en|dependent}}{{lb|en|with '''upon''' or '''on'''}} [[dependent|Dependent]] on something that is [[undetermined]] or [[unknown]], that may or may not occur.
- Not [[logic]]ally necessarily true or false.
- [[temporary|Temporary]].
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