Contingency
Contingency noun - Something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends.
Usage example: an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection
Essential and contingency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essential" instead a noun "Contingency".
Nearby Words: contingent, contingently
Essential
Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
Contingency and essential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contingency" instead a noun "Essential".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| secret | secret contingency | secret essential |
Both words in one sentence
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While it's sinister and Russian, the Perimeter system is not that different from the contingency plans of every Cold War era nuclear state - preserving a second strike capability was seen as essential to discourage opponents from making a surprise first strike.
Source: Doomsday Device
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