contingent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ UK /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj dependent on circumstances not yet certain Their bonus is contingent on meeting the quarterly target. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dependent on circumstances... conditionaldependentprovisionaluncertainaccidentalfortuitous ↔ Opposites certainnecessaryabsoluteunconditionalinevitable Word family Derived forms contingentlycontingency Related forms contactcontiguouscontingence Etymology AI details From Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch'). contingere Latin tangere Latin *tag- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # contingent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ ## Meanings 1. dependent on circumstances not yet certain ## Examples - Their bonus is contingent on meeting the quarterly target. ## Synonyms - conditional - dependent - provisional - uncertain - accidental - fortuitous ## Antonyms - certain - necessary - absolute - unconditional - inevitable ## Derived Forms - contingently - contingency ## Related Forms - contact - contiguous - contingence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: contingere - Root: tangere - Root: *tag- ## Etymology From Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch'). ## AI Etymology Contingent is from Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch'). In present-day use, it means dependent on circumstances not yet certain. Derived formations include contingently and contingency. Related vocabulary includes contact, contiguous, and contingence. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown