Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contingency

2 senses of contingency

Sense 1
eventuality, contingency, contingence -- (a possible event or occurrence or result)
       => happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event -- (an event that happens)

Sense 2
contingency -- (the state of being contingent on something)
       => dependence, dependance, dependency -- (the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else)