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

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Relevance

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Adjective

The idea is to learn the structure that matters for prediction and planning without spending huge amounts of compute modeling irrelevant visual detail.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Paramount had argued that the requests were irrelevant to the antitrust issues the state is investigating.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 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
She was medically excused from the 2020 WNBA season held amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to extrinsic asthma, then returned to the league with the Washington Mystics in 2021.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2026

Definition of extrinsic

Adjective

The shim also embeds the policy so enforcement doesn’t rely exclusively on the external variable.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Monday’s meeting also underscored the government’s determination to continue restructuring Venezuela’s massive external debt despite the disaster.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of external

Adjective

The movie, which was first announced back in 2020, follows alien gang leader Alpha One and her crew who disguise themselves as 1950s bikers to invade Earth.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Federal officials said the convictions are part of a broader effort to dismantle criminal networks that exploit migrants for profit while targeting the organizations responsible for human trafficking and alien smuggling inside the United States.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of alien

Adjective

Fire officials deemed the fire accidental after determining that the family dog, Bo, jumped onto the kitchen counter and turned on the toaster, which ignited nearby combustibles.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Its lightweight, compliant structure makes accidental contact with people, pets and furniture far safer than conventional drones.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of accidental

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