Contingency and Possibility

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Contingency noun - Something that might happen.

Usage example: agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency

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Possibility is a synonym for contingency in eventuality topic. In some cases you can use "Possibility" instead a noun "Contingency", when it comes to topics like probability, hazard, possible. popular alternative

Nearby Words: contingent, contingently

Possibility noun - Something that might happen.

Usage example: winning the championship is a real possibility for us

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Contingency is a synonym for possibility in eventuality topic. You can use "Contingency" instead a noun "Possibility", if it concerns topics such as hazard, possible, feasibility. popular alternative

Nearby Words: possible, possibly

single	single contingency	single possibility
small	small contingency	small possibility

In response, about five different powerful beings map out every single contingency and possibility of escape so that this time, when they kill him, it doesn't happen again.

Source: Deader Than Dead
It is revealed that the bad guys overlooked this simple possibility, and consequently have no contingency plan.

Source: Beware the Honest Ones
One of their contingency plans addresses the possibility of an attempted takeover of the United States of America by the Girl Scouts.

Source: Crazy Prepared / Real Life

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