contingent

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contingent

(adjective)

Meaning

depending on something else happening

Example

"The picnic is contingent on sunny weather."

Synonyms

conditionaldependentprovisional

Antonyms

independent

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin contingere, meaning to touch or happen.
Related word forms
  • noun: contingent

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