Synonyms for contingent
kənˈtɪn dʒəntcon·tin·gent

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1. contingent

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

   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

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1. contingentadjective

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

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

2. contingentnoun

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

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

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1. contingentnoun

   a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

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

   Synonyms:
   detail

   Antonyms:
   certain, unconditional, unconditioned, sure, impossible

2. contingent, detailadjective

   a temporary military unit

   "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

   Synonyms:
   detail, particular, item, point

   Antonyms:
   unconditioned, certain, sure, impossible, unconditional

3. contingentadjective

   possible but not certain to occur

   "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

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

   Antonyms:
   unconditional, unconditioned, certain, impossible, sure

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

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

   Antonyms:
   sure, unconditioned, impossible, certain, unconditional

Matched Categories

1. • Gathering

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1. contingentadjective

   Synonyms:
   accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chance

2. contingentadjective

   Synonyms:
   conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstances

3. contingentnoun

   Synonyms:
   quota, proportion, share, proportional part

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1. List of paraphrases for "contingent":

   quota, contingents, contingente, conditional, stand-by, quotas, eventual, potential, possible, prospective, unity, troops, contingentes, casual, troop, occasional, trq, quota-free, unit, units, non-standard, battalion, subordinate

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How to use contingent in a sentence?

1. Interior Minister Ignatius Chombo:

   We have sufficient contingent of police to deal with the issue. There is no need for the army. This is their daily bread and they will deal with any eventuality, pRAY FOR ZIMBABWE.

2. Alfred North Whitehead, N. Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims, Raleigh NC:Rome Press Inc., 1988.:

   Let us grant that the pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit, a refuge from the goading urgency of contingent happenings.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Charles Baudelaire:

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