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Synonyms for contingent
kənˈtɪn dʒəntcon·tin·gent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
contingent
Synonyms:
accountable, complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yieldingAntonyms:
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
contingentadjective
Synonyms:
dependent, incidental, resultant, co-emcient, hypothetical, uncertain, conditionalAntonyms:
positive, absolute, independent, unmodified, unaffected, uncontrolled, irrespectivecontingentnoun
Synonyms:
contribution, subsidy, supply, succor, reinforcement, auxiliaries, donation, subscription
Princeton's WordNet
contingentnoun
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
"each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
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detailAntonyms:
certain, unconditional, unconditioned, sure, impossiblecontingent, detailadjective
a temporary military unit
"the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
Synonyms:
detail, particular, item, pointAntonyms:
unconditioned, certain, sure, impossible, unconditionalcontingentadjective
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, surecontingent, 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, impossiblecontingentadjective
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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
contingentadjective
Synonyms:
accidental, fortuitous, incidental, casual, happening by chancecontingentadjective
Synonyms:
conditional, uncertain, dependent on circumstancescontingentnoun
Synonyms:
quota, proportion, share, proportional part
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#214 | item | |
#438 | point | |
#633 | possible | |
#751 | limited | |
#855 | unit | |
#1098 | supply | |
#1113 | particular | |
#1224 | potential | |
#1237 | responsible | |
#1454 | units | |
#1799 | detail | |
#2869 | subscription | |
#3626 | contribution | |
#3780 | dependent | |
#4833 | casual | |
#4845 | troops | |
#5646 | donation | |
#5870 | constitutional | |
#5912 | prospective | |
#6887 | unity | |
#7995 | compliant | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8164 | mild | |
#8529 | occasional | |
#9438 | hypothetical | |
#9933 | conditional | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12571 | accountable | |
#13202 | quota | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#13621 | incidental | |
#13665 | battalion | |
#14287 | subsidy | |
#14989 | troop | |
#16895 | reinforcement | |
#18282 | eventual | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#20742 | quotas | |
#23002 | resultant | |
#29257 | submissive | |
#29487 | meek | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#49824 | ductile | |
#54137 | lenient | |
#54473 | auxiliaries | |
#66707 | docile | |
#100313 | contingents | |
#109404 | succor | |
#156551 | trq | |
#293856 | complaisant |
How to use contingent in a sentence?
The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.
We had an advanced party of 18 members of the incoming battalion arrive on Jan. 9 to begin preparations for delivery of contingent-owned equipment.
Inspector General Joseph Boinnet:
Arising from the attack, a contingent of officers responded for reinforcement and on arrival at the scene, engaged the attackers in a heavy fire-fight.
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.
Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable.
Translations for contingent
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- контингент, дял, условен, случаен, зависещ, пайBulgarian
- Kontingent, Anteil, möglichGerman
- ενδεχόμενοGreek
- contingenteSpanish
- مشروطPersian
- mahdollinen, riippuvainen, ehdollinenFinnish
- contingent, éventuel, hypothétiqueFrench
- आकस्मिकHindi
- 偶然Japanese
- contingentDutch
- до́ля, пай, кво́та, континге́нтRussian
- avhängig, eventuell, oviss, andelSwedish
- 隊伍Chinese
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