SUPERVENIENT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

supervenient

adjective

ˌsü-pər-ˈvē-nyənt

Definition of supervenient

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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Adjective

Publishers don’t want irrelevant or misleading ads to appear on their media sources.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
And for now, some inside and around the White House seem to view the plan’s opponents as irrelevant establishment voices.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of irrelevant

Adjective

Educational psychology provides a useful framework for understanding this phenomenon through the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

— Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Extrinsic rewards, such as grades, do so because extrinsic desires tend to crowd out intrinsic ones.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of extrinsic

Adjective

Lessons cover automating workflows and marketing tasks, Local SEO automation, and connecting agents to APIs, databases, and external services using tools such as FastAPI, Docker, and GitHub.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Researchers could not simply introduce an infinite external force and create the singularity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of external

Adjective

At the Science Museum in London, fans hope to set a Guinness World Record for the most people performing the Vulcan Salute — a greeting made famous by Star Trek's beloved half-human, half-alien character Spock.

— Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Each illustration features something with a motor or an alien creature that qualifies as transport.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of alien

Adjective

For this reason, users are becoming more anxious about protecting their smartphones from accidental drops.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Brussels must recognize this strength and treat the durability of its institutional framework as a deliberate asset rather than an accidental feature.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of accidental

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