contingent

English Thesaurus

1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group (noun.group)

hypernym	:	assemblage, gathering,
definition	:	a group of persons together in one place (noun.group)

2. a temporary military unit (noun.group)

hypernym	:	force, military force, military group, military unit,
definition	:	a unit that is part of some military service (noun.group)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

3. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances (adj.all)

similar	:	uncertain,
definition	:	not certain to occur; not inevitable (adj.all)

4. determined by conditions or circumstances that follow (adj.all)

similar	:	conditional,
definition	:	imposing or depending on or containing a condition (adj.all)

5. possible but not certain to occur (adj.all)

similar	:	possible,
definition	:	capable of happening or existing (adj.all)

6. a temporary military unit (noun.group)

derivation	:	detail,
definition	:	assign to a specific task (verb.cognition)

7. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances (adj.all)

derivation	:	contingency, contingency,
definition	:	the state of being contingent on something (noun.state)

8. possible but not certain to occur (adj.all)

derivation	:	contingence, contingency, eventuality,
definition	:	a possible event or occurrence or result (noun.event)

9. a temporary military unit (noun.group)

derivation	:	detail,
definition	:	assign to a specific task (verb.cognition)

10. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances (adj.all)

derivation	:	contingency, contingency,
definition	:	the state of being contingent on something (noun.state)

11. possible but not certain to occur (adj.all)

derivation	:	contingence, contingency, eventuality,
definition	:	a possible event or occurrence or result (noun.event)