contingently
Only if something
Contingently means in a way that depends on something else occurring or being true.
A job offer made contingently hinges on passing a background check.
The bonus is contingently awarded based on performance metrics.
The word carries the sense that outcomes are conditional rather than guaranteed—subject to circumstances that may or may not materialize.
With requirements attached
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
- assumingAccepting as true unverified
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
terms · caveat · clause · precondition · proviso · prerequisite · requirement · restriction
With some likelihood
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- variablyIn differing amounts
tentatively · precariously · doubtfully · uncertainly · riskily · iffy · aleatory · indeterminately
In a context-dependent manner
- contextuallyDepending on surrounding circumstances
- incidentallyIntroducing a tangent
- accidentallyWithout intent or design
- fortuitouslyBy lucky accident
Pertaining to form
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- empiricallyThrough direct observation
- factuallyIn accordance with reality
conditionally
With requirements attached
- provisionallyConditionally, pending confirmation
- assumingAccepting as true unverified
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
qualified · terms · caveat · clause · precondition · proviso · prerequisite · requirement · restriction · limitation
possibly
With some likelihood
- perhapsExpressing uncertainty
- potentiallyWith latent possibility
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
variably · tentatively · precariously · doubtfully · uncertainly · riskily · iffy · aleatory · indeterminately · incalculably
situationally
In a context-dependent manner
- contextuallyDepending on surrounding circumstances
- incidentallyIntroducing a tangent
- accidentallyWithout intent or design
modal
Pertaining to form
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- empiricallyThrough direct observation
- factuallyIn accordance with reality
- philosophy adverbslogically, rationally, ethically, morally, metaphysically
contingentlynecessarily
As an unavoidable consequence
inevitably · certainly · definitely · unavoidably · inescapably
contingentlynecessarily
As an unavoidable consequence
essentially · inherently · intrinsically · a priori · categorically
contingentlyunconditionally
Without any limitations
absolutely · categorically · unqualifiedly · unreservedly · without exception
- contingent uponRequiring something else first