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
  • What works in one country might be irrelevant—or even offensive—in another.
    Stephen Sokoler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In this case, the decision to release early makes total sense as the segment will presumably be irrelevant by Wednesday.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of irrelevant
Adjective
  • But here's the brutal truth: External rewards—extrinsic motivators—rarely sustain us in the long run.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On the other hand, extrinsic goals are those that are imposed from outside of you or are influenced by culture.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of extrinsic
Adjective
  • In the worst-case scenario, Pyongyang may resort to attacking South Korea to deliberately create an external crisis, forcing China to intervene on North Korea’s behalf.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Helly Hansen’s two-layer LIFA merino tech, which sandwiches an internal synthetic layer with an external merino layer, allows folks who are wool-sensitive to experience the material’s benefits.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of external
Adjective
  • Beck and Woods don’t have to dream up something alien when these kinds of garden-variety predators are all too insidious.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Related article ‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of alien
Adjective
  • The defense contends the June 2022 shooting was accidental.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Nelson was one of the six siblings and partial siblings who were ruled to be Prince’s legal heirs after the singer died of an accidental drug overdose in 2016.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of accidental
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Thesaurus Entries Near supervenient

supervenes

supervenient

supervening

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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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