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Synonyms of contingent in English:

contingent


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adjective

1‘resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire’

SYNONYMS
dependent, conditional
subject to, based on, determined by, hingeing on, resting on, hanging on, controlled by

2‘contingent events’

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chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted, unpredictable, unanticipated, unlooked-for
random, haphazard
ANTONYMS

predictable


noun

1‘a contingent of Japanese businessmen’

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group, party, body, band, set
deputation, delegation, mission
detachment, unit, division, squadron, section, company, corps, cohort
informal bunch, gang