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contingently
This adverb describes a state of dependence where an outcome is not guaranteed but relies entirely on the occurrence of another specific event. It carries a strong sense of conditional probability, often used in legal, philosophical, or technical contexts to indicate that a result is "subject to" certain terms.
In formal logic and metaphysics, it distinguishes between things that must be true (necessarily) and things that happen to be true but could have been otherwise. Using this word suggests a lack of absolute certainty, framing the situation as a possibility that is tethered to an external trigger or condition.
Meanings
Examples
The bonus is paid contingently upon the successful completion of the project.
The bonus is paid contingently upon the successful completion of the project.
Our travel plans are contingently based on the weather forecast for next week.
The treaty was contingently signed with the understanding that borders would be renegotiated.
I can only agree to this deal contingently if you lower the interest rate.
The truth of the statement is only contingently true and could be false in another world.
Whether we win or lose depends contingently on the referee's final decision.
The funding for the research is contingently allocated pending a peer review.
He realized that his success was contingently tied to the luck of the draw.