- Types Of Speech
- You can use contingent as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Contingent
- A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters c, e, g, i, n, o, and t, 7 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters in. Contingent starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conti, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, gent, ngent, ..
- Definition
- A gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, contingent has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are con, and tingent.
- School Grade
- Contingent is set as a sat word that starts with c, ends with t, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 10 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Contingent in Pig Latin is said as "ontingentcay or ontingentcway".
- Unigram
- c | o | n | t | i | n | g | e | n | t
- Bigram
- co | on | nt | ti | in | ng | ge | en | nt
- Trigram
- con | ont | nti | tin | ing | nge | gen | ent
- Quadrigram
- cont | onti | ntin | ting | inge | ngen | gent
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a gathering of persons representative of some larger group;
"each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" - a temporary military unit;
"the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances;
"the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot - determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established;
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" - possible but not certain to occur;
"they had to plan for contingent expenses"
Synonym | Definition |
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Accessory | a supplementary component that improves capability |
Accident | anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause |
Accidental | a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature |
Add On | |
Addendum | textual matter that is added onto a publication usually at the end |
Addition | the act of adding one thing to another "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect" "the addition of a leap day every four years" |
Additional | existing or coming by way of addition "an additional problem" "further information" "there will be further delays" "took more time" |
Adjunct | a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical |
Adjuvant | an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment |
Adscititious | added to supplement "adscititious remarks" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Contingent
Anagram | Definition |
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Contingent | a gathering of persons representative of some larger group "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" |
View English words with the unique letters used in contingent. Words With The Letters Ceginot
Word | Definition |
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Assemblage | the social act of assembling "they demanded the right of assembly" |
Gathering | the act of gathering something |
Contingent Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters