Antonyms for contingent
kənˈtɪn dʒəntcon·tin·gent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contingent

   Antonyms:
   absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, positive, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocal

   Synonyms:
   accountable, complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yielding

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. contingentadjective

   Antonyms:
   positive, absolute, independent, unmodified, unaffected, uncontrolled, irrespective

   Synonyms:
   dependent, incidental, resultant, co-emcient, hypothetical, uncertain, conditional

2. contingentnoun

   Antonyms:
   army, sum, host, campaign, fund, capital

   Synonyms:
   contribution, subsidy, supply, succor, reinforcement, auxiliaries, donation, subscription

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1. • Gathering

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contingentnoun

   a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

   "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

   Antonyms:
   certain, unconditional, unconditioned, sure, impossible

   Synonyms:
   detail

2. contingent, detailadjective

   a temporary military unit

   "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

   Antonyms:
   unconditioned, certain, sure, impossible, unconditional

   Synonyms:
   detail, particular, item, point

3. contingentadjective

   possible but not certain to occur

   "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

   Antonyms:
   unconditional, unconditioned, certain, impossible, sure

   Synonyms:
   dependent upon(p), contingent upon(p), dependant upon(p), dependent on(p), dependant on(p), depending on(p), contingent on(p)

4. contingent, contingent on(p), contingent upon(p), dependent on(p), dependant on(p), dependent upon(p), dependant upon(p), depending on(p)adjective

   determined by conditions or circumstances that follow

   "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"

   Antonyms:
   certain, unconditioned, sure, unconditional, impossible

5. contingentadjective

   uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances

   "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot

   Antonyms:
   sure, unconditioned, impossible, certain, unconditional

   Synonyms:
   dependent upon(p), contingent upon(p), dependant upon(p), dependent on(p), dependant on(p), depending on(p), contingent on(p)

How to use contingent in a sentence?

1. Shriram Subramaniam:

   All interested bidders are aware that Fortis is in dire need of funds and that there could be contingent liabilities in the books of the company, that is the reason they may be unwilling to increase their bids without proper due diligence which the company seems to be reluctant to allow.

2. Joe Montoya:

   There was a large presence because we had two groups with opposing views, and we know that can always get very tense, theres always potential for violence, we understand that. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP We had a large contingent there to try to watch the egress of one group, so that the other group wouldnt intermingle with them, so thats the reason for the large presence there.

3. Charles Baudelaire:

   Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable.

4. Vladimir Abramov:

   The Kaliningrad contingent is being heavily upgraded qualitatively, not quantitatively, our general staff understands the folly of a large deployment here.

5. Andy Biggs:

   This has gone on long enough. There is no reason to keep The Capitol closed and to continue enforcing the draconian mask mandate, the Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen The Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal.

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