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

The migrants were never going to be able to reach the mainland EU, but that fact was irrelevant to hard-right, anti-migrant politicians around the world who portrayed the incident in apocalyptic terms.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
There’s a big difference between irrelevant and less relevant.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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

Now, for those of you who might not know, freedivers train to be able to descend to significant depths without external breathing equipment.

— Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
On the process to find external partners, Clark noted that the university's leaders are working to maintain its identity.

— Jeana Fermi, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of external

Adjective

Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Etna is set in a small, unnamed country, which makes sense; nationalism and border politics are alien to dogs.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of alien

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