CONTINGENCE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word contingence. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONTINGENCE
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| contingency | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result • the state of being contingent on something | ||||||||
| accident | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | ||||||||
| chance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another • a risk involving danger • a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible • the possibility of future success adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance verb • be the case by chance • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome • come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||||||||
| coincidence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental • the quality of occupying the same position or area in space • the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | ||||||||
| fortuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | ||||||||
| happenstance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | ||||||||
| eventuality | nounn | |||||||
noun • a possible event or occurrence or result | ||||||||
