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contingently Synonyms

Another word for contingently

Choosing another word for contingently depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a manner that depends on certain conditions, circumstances, or future events not yet established.

Usage Example

"The buyer agreed to purchase the property conditionally, pending the results of a structural inspection."

Strongest
conditionally
Strong
provisionally
tentatively
dependently

• adverb (Context 2)

In a way that happens by chance or without necessity; in philosophy and logic, in a manner that could have been otherwise.

Usage Example

"In modal logic, a statement is accidentally true if it holds in our actual world but is false in at least one possible world."

Strong
accidentally
fortuitously
incidentally

Opposites of contingently

The opposite of contingently shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

necessarily
unconditionally
inevitably
absolutely
essentially
categorically
See all opposites of contingently

• Nearby Words

continental
contingency
contingent
contingently
continual
continually
continuance

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Contingently. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/contingently
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