Contingency and Event

Contingency

Contingency noun - Something that might happen.
Usage example: agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency

Event is a synonym for contingency in possibility topic. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Contingency", when it comes to topics like eventuality, case.

Nearby Words: contingent, contingently

Event

Event noun - Something that might happen.
Usage example: in the event of rain, graduation ceremonies will be held indoors

Contingency is a synonym for event in eventuality topic. You can use "Contingency" instead a noun "Event", if it concerns topics such as case.

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

How words are described

single single contingency single event
small small contingency small event
given given contingency given event
possible possible contingency possible event
Other adjectives: final.

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Zetsuen no Tempest Tricked Out Time: Yoshino, Mahiro, and Hakaze figure out Samon's contingency plan to work around the event of her death.
  • He also set up another postmortem contingency plan to brainwash Sasuke to protect Konoha in the event he turned evil.
  • Each side knew that if war broke out, they would need some type of ship to counter all these cruisers, and thus developed "cruiser killer" contingency designs for that event.
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