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Contingency

Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

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Dependance 76% connected

Alt. of Dependancy

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Dependence 76% connected

The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Dependency 76% connected

State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Happening 76% connected

of Happen

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Occurrence 76% connected

A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Occurrent 76% connected

Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contingent 74% connected

Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Contingent 74% connected

Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 2

Contingence 92% connected

See Contingency.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Eventuality 92% connected

The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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Risk 84% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

risk vocabulary 55% interchangeable

A prepared response for a possible event.

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