18 entries under contingent topic. ×
| temporary(adjective, continue, unsettled, substitute, tentative) | |
| interim(adjective, continue, short, limited, substitute) | |
| conditional(adjective, like, sensitive, limited, unsettled) | |
| provisory(adjective, limited, tentative, conditional) | |
| makeshift(adjective, limited, unsettled, crude, temporary) | |
| transient(adjective, temporary, tentative) | |
| provisionary(adjective, unsettled, indefinite, temporary, tentative) | |
| passing(adjective, temporary, tentative) | |
| pro tem(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary, tentative) | |
| stopgap(adjective, short, limited, crude, substitute) | |
| qualified(adjective, reasonable, like, fair, limited) | |
| limited(adjective, present, short, qualified, restricted) | |
| ephemeral(adjective, temporary, tentative) | |
| experimental(adjective, new, near, unsettled, extra) | |
| dependent(adjective, tentative, conditional) | |
| transitional(adjective, temporary, tentative, conditional) | |
| test(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, temporary) | |
| rough-and-ready(adjective, tentative) |
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