Synonyms & related words for contingency

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of contingency — including eventuality, contingent, fortuity, exigency, circumstance, possibility. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to contingency

Explore words related to contingency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include contingence, contingently, unforeseen, unforeseeable, emergencies, preplan, unplanned, foreseeability. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for contingency

Common synonyms for contingency include eventuality, contingent, fortuity, exigency, circumstance, possibility, occurrence — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does contingency come from?

The word contingency breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ting-, from Latin tango (“touch, befall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.