contingency
noun [C] /kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/ formalDefinition
› something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary: You must be able to deal with all possible contingencies. Have you made any contingency plans?Possible and probable
(Definition of contingency noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- always adverb (POSSIBILITY)
- anything's possible idiom
- arguably adverb
- as never before idiom
- avenue noun (POSSIBILITY)
- course noun (DIRECTION)
- liable adjective (LIKELY)
- likelihood noun
- likely adjective
- likely adverb
- may well idiom
- might modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- probably adverb
- prospective adjective
- sporting chance noun
- stand verb
- stranger things have happened idiom
- strong adjective (LIKELY)
- ten to one idiom
- vista noun
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