contingent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics
Types & categories
- gathering hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
possible but not certain to occur
they had to plan for contingent expenses
Related & opposite
- eventuality derivation
- possible similar to
Sense 3 noun
a temporary military unit
the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent
Types & categories
- military unit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
Related & opposite
- contingency derivation
- conditional similar to
Sense 5 adjective
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain
Related & opposite
- contingency derivation
- uncertain similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gathering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eventuality |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | possible |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | detail |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | military unit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contingency |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | conditional |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | contingency |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncertain |