supervenient

adjective

ˌsü-pər-ˈvē-nyənt How to pronounce supervenient (audio)
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as in irrelevant
not being a vital part of or belonging to something he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenient
  1. irrelevant
  2. extrinsic
  3. external
  4. alien
  5. accidental
Adjective
  • The rationale is straightforward: like early-stage startups in the dot-com era, some of these assets may eventually prove valuable, whereas many others will likely become irrelevant.
    — Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • What’s practical for one person may be irrelevant for another.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • And that is not something extrinsic, imposed by regulation or taxation, but inherent to the way the company conceives of itself, its ownership structure, its governance, its performance metrics, its finances — everything.
    — IESE Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Those sensors detect the subtle vibrations that are transmitted to the extrinsic laryngeal muscles (in the neck) from other anatomical locations including the velum, oropharynx, tongue, and epiglottis.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of extrinsic
Adjective
  • Maintain regular backups of your critical data on external drives or secure cloud services.
    — Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Officials confirmed that no external trauma was seen on either Hackman or Arakawa, and New Mexico authorities promptly launched a criminal investigation into their deaths.
    — Tracy Wright, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of external
Adjective
  • Conical shells stretch monstrous in our own alien waters.
    — Julie Swarstad Johnson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
  • On season 5, now that alien mission partners Terry and Korvo are married, the whole Solar Opposites team are focused on family values.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of alien
Adjective
  • The review found that many of the deaths reported to VAERS claiming to be linked to the MMR included children who has serious underlying medical conditions or had deaths that were unrelated to the vaccine, including accidental deaths.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities are urging residents to stay updated with NWS alerts and follow all fire safety guidelines to prevent accidental wildfires.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of accidental
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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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