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con·tin·gen·cy noun, plural -cies : a chance or possible event

Synonyms

case, event, eventuality, possibility—more at EVENT

1contingent adjective 1 : liable but not certain to happen : POSSIBLE

2 : happening by chance : not planned

3 : dependent on something that may or may not occur — used with on or upon

Synonyms

usually contingent on or contingent upon conditional, dependent, subject—more at DEPENDENT

2contingent noun : a quota (as of troops) supplied from an area or group

con·tin·u·al adjective 1 : continuing indefinitely in time without interruption : CONTINUOUS, UNBROKEN

2 : steadily recurring

Synonyms

[1] ceaseless, continuous, incessant, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted—more at CONTINUOUS

[2] intermittent, periodic, recurrent

con·tin·u·al·ly adverb : in a continual way : in an unceasing or regular way

Synonyms

always, constantly, ever, forever, incessantly, invariably, perpetually, unfailingly—more at ALWAYS

con·tin·u·ance noun 1 : unbroken succession

2 : the extent of continuing : DURATION

3 : adjournment of legal proceedings

con·tin·u·a·tion noun 1 : extension or prolongation of a state or activity

2 : resumption after an interruption; also : something that carries on after a pause or break

Synonyms

duration, endurance, persistence, subsistence; also elongation, extension, lengthening, prolongation

Antonyms

ending, termination

con·tin·ue verb -tin·ued; -tinu·ing 1 : to maintain without interruption

2 : to remain in existence : ENDURE, LAST

3 : to remain in a place or condition

4 : to resume (as a story) after an intermission

5 : EXTEND; also : to persist in

6 : to allow to remain

7 : to keep (a legal case) on the calendar or undecided

Synonyms

[2] abide, endure, hold, keep up, last, persist, run on; also linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry

Antonyms

cease, desist, discontinue, quit, stop

[4] renew, reopen, restart, resume—more at RESUME

con·ti·nu·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the state of being continuous

2 : something that has or provides continuity

con·tin·u·ous adjective : continuing without interruption

— con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

ceaseless, continual, incessant, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted; also endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, perpetual, unending; constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying

Antonyms

noncontinuous

con·tin·u·um noun, plural -ua also -u·ums : something that is the same throughout or consists of a series of variations or of a sequence of things in regular order

con·tort verb : to twist out of shape

Synonyms

deform, distort, screw, warp; also deface, disfigure; wrench, wrest, wring; coil, curl, twine, wind, wreathe

con·tor·tion noun : a twisting into abnormal or grotesque shape

Synonyms

deformation, distortion; also defacement, disfigurement

con·tor·tion·ist noun : an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures

con·tour noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. It contorno fr. contornare to round off, fr. ML, to turn around, fr. L com- together + tornare to turn on a lathe, fr. tornus lathe]

1 : an outline esp. of a curving or irregular figure : OUTLINE

2 : SHAPE, FORM — often used in pl.

Synonyms

figure, outline, silhouette—more at OUTLINE

contr abbreviation contract; contraction

con·tra·band noun : goods legally prohibited in trade; also : smuggled goods

con·tra·cep·tion noun : intentional prevention of conception and pregnancy

— con·tra·cep·tive adjective or noun

1contract noun 1 : a binding agreement

2 : an undertaking to win a specified number of tricks in bridge

— con·trac·tu·al adjective

— con·trac·tu·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

bond, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, surety, warranty—more at GUARANTEE

2contract verb 1 : to become affected with <~ a disease>

2 : to establish or undertake by contract

3 a : to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together : SHRINK, LESSEN; especially : to draw together esp. so as to shorten <~ a muscle>

b : to become reduced in