dependent upon vs contingent on

dependent upon and contingent on both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dependent upon	No	Yes	No	No
contingent on	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dependent upon and contingent on are synonyms defined as:

dependent upon and contingent on: being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow

Other synonyms of dependent upon include contingent, contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, depending on.

dependent upon (adjective)	contingent on (adjective)
being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow	being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow