contingent

Meanings

• noun

  A group of people or things that are connected or related in some way and are expected to arrive, perform, or be involved in an activity at the same time.

  - "The contingent of soldiers arrived at the border just in time for the battle."
  - "The contingent of delegates from each country presented their proposals at the conference."

• adjective

  Dependent on certain conditions being met.

  - "The offer is contingent on the successful completion of the project."
  - "Her employment contract is contingent on passing a background check."

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Antonyms

certain , impossible , inevitable , necessary

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Synonyms

contingency , proportion , casual , incidental , conditional

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with contingent
dependent , replete , compliant

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Variants

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contingent , contingently , contingents , contingency fee , contingent fee

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Etymology

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From the Latin contingentia, meaning 'occurrence' or 'happening'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'contingent' is often used in military contexts to refer to a group of soldiers or troops.

2. In philosophy, the concept of contingency is related to the idea of free will and the possibility of alternative outcomes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dependent: Relating to or depending on something else for existence, operation, or support.

2. Condition: A state or circumstance that must be met or fulfilled before something can happen.

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Quotes

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1. Clearly the President was chastened by the sorrow and resentment of the people to whom he spoke, but his words were somehow tentative and "contingent", as if they could be withdrawn on a month's notice.

   - Lewis H. Lapham,{it}Harper's{/it},July 1992

2. He knows that the throngs cheering for him today will be cheering for someone else tomorrow, that enthusiasm is fickle, that real support for someone like him always has something completely "contingent" about it.

   - Andrew Sullivan,{it}New Republic{/it},8 July 1996

3. Every undogmatic historian is aware of the multitude of "contingent" events that entered into the victory of the Bolshevik revolution.

   - Sidney Hook,{it}Revolution, Reform & Social Justice{/it},1975

4. If the Sovereigns would grant him, "contingent" on his success, such rank, titles, and property that he and his issue could hold up their heads with the Spanish nobility, well and good …

   - Samuel Eliot Morison,{it}The European Discovery of America{/it},1974

5. The isolation and co-optation of the capitalist classes in Germany meant that liberty as an ideal had no "contingent" link with capitalism, as had happened in Western Europe.

   - Orlando Patterson,{it}New Republic{/it},8 Nov. 1999

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Culture

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In literature, 'contingent' is often used to describe a group of people or things that are related or connected in some way and are expected to arrive or be involved in an event together. In philosophy, it refers to events or conditions that are dependent on other events or conditions.

How to Memorize "contingent"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people or things that are related or connected, arriving or being involved in an event together.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'contingent' with the idea of a group of people or things that are related or connected and are expected to arrive or be involved in an event together.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym C-O-N-T-I-N-G-E-N-T: 'Connected, Occurring, Near, Involved, Group, Event, Together'.

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