Hyphenation of CONTINGENT

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word CONTINGENT? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

CON-TIN-GENT

Definitions of CONTINGENT:

1.
A gathering of persons representative of some larger group
Each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics
2.
A temporary military unit
The peacekeeping force includes one British contingent
3.
Possible but not certain to occur
They had to plan for contingent expenses
4.
Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
Arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
5.
Uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
The results of confession were not contingent
6.
They were certain- George Eliot

Synonyms of CONTINGENT:

adj possible
adjcontingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending on, conditional
adj uncertain
noun gathering, assemblage
noun detail, military unit, military force, military group, force

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