supervenient

adjective

ˌsü-pər-ˈvē-nyənt How to pronounce supervenient (audio)
Definition of supervenientnext
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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenient
  1. irrelevant
  2. extrinsic
  3. external
  4. alien
  5. accidental
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Smartmatic's lawyers argued that the indictment is irrelevant to their lawsuit.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • While many of these Indigenous AI projects are in their early stages, Running Wolf hopes programs like his will be irrelevant in a decade or two.
    Iris Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • When using the extrinsic approaches, the method calculates the ratio of a company’s public market value or sale value relative to the value of a core operating metric, such as revenue or EBITDA.
    Storm Duncan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But here's the brutal truth: External rewards—extrinsic motivators—rarely sustain us in the long run.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of extrinsic
Adjective
  • Among those evacuated to neighboring Iraq and Lebanon were top commanders of Iran’s powerful Quds Forces, the external branch of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, the officials said.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • There are two types of radiation: internal and external.
    Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of external
Adjective
  • Lee’s intent is to combat the rise of Asian hate statistics by making Asian culture more accessible and less alien to the general public, while also spiritually bringing back presence, care and authenticity to Old Detroit Chinatown.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This will be natural to some leaders but completely alien to others.
    Jane Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of alien
Adjective
  • Investigators have said the fire may have been accidental, not an act of arson.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Los Angeles coroner Thomas Noguchi ruled Natalie's cause of death as accidental drowning and hypothermia.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of accidental
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supervenes

supervenient

supervening

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