Synonyms for contingency
kənˈtɪn dʒən sicon·tin·gen·cy

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1. contingencynoun

   Synonyms:
   possibility

2. contingencynoun

   The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.

   Synonyms:
   possibility

   Antonyms:
   necessity

3. contingencynoun

   A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in , unexpected expenses.

   Synonyms:
   possibility

   Antonyms:
   necessity

4. contingencynoun

   An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

   Synonyms:
   possibility

5. contingencynoun

   A statement which is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.

   Synonyms:
   possibility

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1. contingency

   An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. eventuality, contingency, contingencenoun

   a possible event or occurrence or result

   Synonyms:
   eventuality, contingence

2. contingencynoun

   the state of being contingent on something

   Synonyms:
   contingence, eventuality

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1. contingencynoun

   Synonyms:
   accidentalness, fortuity, uncertainty

2. contingencynoun

   Synonyms:
   casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, event

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1. List of paraphrases for "contingency":

   emergency, reserve, contingencies, unforeseen, provident, emergencies, intervention, urgent, urgently, eventuality, foresight, response

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1. Todd Bussert:

   They claim that they started doing contingency planning in January. It's April and they're now just telling staff to wear gloves and masks and telling staff to provide inmates masks, are they doing everything ? I don't know if anybody fully appreciated the scope of what needed to be done.

2. Simon Coveney:

   While we have a huge amount of contingency planning in place ... I wouldn't like to give the impression that we could easily manage a no-deal Brexit, it would put huge strain on the Irish economy.

3. Steny Hoyer:

   I’ve always demurred on that question being a contingency, i think the omnibus needs to be considered on its own merits and that we ought to move ahead on DACA.

4. Marine Col. Andrew Milburn:

   No one really without any sense of foresight could say [ Biden ] will yank [ the troops ] out and the Afghan government will not collapse, certainly as military planners, you always have some contingency plan, no matter how unlikely you think an event is to occur.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   There is a minimum safety level of delivery in place already, but the NHS will look at all contingency planning.