39 Synonyms & Antonyms For CONTINGENCY

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  • Definitions contingency [kuhn-tin-juhn-see] / kənˈtɪn dʒən si / NOUN chance happening; possibility Synonyms STRONGEST emergency eventuality exigency probability STRONG accident break chance crisis crossroads event fortuity happening incident juncture likelihood occasion odds opportunity pass pinch predicament strait uncertainty WEAK if it's cool turning point zero hour Antonyms STRONGEST improbability unlikelihood STRONG advantage bad luck certainty good fortune misfortune plan solution WEAK definiteness reality surety truth

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    Perform meticulous research and try to have a contingency for all possible scenarios.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Their contingency fee — typically at least 40% of an award — would have been zero.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Zoo visitors, it is by no means a surprise to its staff, who have prepared for this moment for years with a slate of contingency plans for every possible scenario.

    From Los Angeles Times

    "There is no limit to the amount of funding available; it is classified as a contingency payment and is separate from MPs' office costs and staffing budgets," it said.

    From BBC

    “There are no contingencies, no foreign sovereign wealth funds, and no stock collateral or personal loans. We are a scaled company with a +$400 billion market cap and a strong investment grade balance sheet.”

    From Los Angeles Times

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    Words related to contingency are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word contingency. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    accident adventure case casualty chance chance circumstance condition crises crisis dependences dependencies dependence/dependency eventuality exigency exigency/exigence exigences fallback fluke fortune hap happenchance junctures juncture liability liabilities occurrence occurrences opportunity opportunities pass pinch possibility precondition probability qualification relationships relationship risks risk sine qua non state states strait turning point uncertainties uncertainty zero hour

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