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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenient
Adjective
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By redrawing political lines to predetermine the outcome of House races, politicians rendered many of their voters irrelevant and obsolete.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The absolute dollar figure is irrelevant to the question.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Happiness means pursuing intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals One of the biggest lies that Old Happy tells us, Harrison explains, is that the pursuit of extrinsic goals and external approval — popularity, conformity, financial success, aesthetic beauty — is the key to happiness.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Psychologists distinguish between intrinsic motivation (behaviors driven by internal satisfaction and personal values) and extrinsic motivation (behaviors driven by external rewards, recognition or pressure).—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Atomic-scale materials Modern processors suffer from internal fevers as billions of transistors generate heat that impacts performance and external sensors struggle to measure accurately.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images China has set its lowest growth target in decades, acknowledging domestic challenges and pointing to global uncertainty, while keeping some stimulus measures in place to counter a possible ramp up in external shocks.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This tour features the accustomed three blue-skinned performers (drawn from the dozens of actors/musicians who’ve been trained to do the various shows) plus another character, The Rock Star, a female multi-instrumentalists who pumps the soundtrack for the Blue Men’s alien antics.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Being there to shoot felt so alien and uncomfortable.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That emphasis on independence is not accidental.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bud can’t make a joke to his daughters without accidental gender essentialism.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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