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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenient

Adjective

Horowitz said Lunas Campos’ criminal history is irrelevant to his detention.

— Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026
The Fan Footage Is What Counts Your concert experience is almost irrelevant.

— Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026

Definition of irrelevant

Adjective

Anyone that wanted to reserve time in the July 19 final was beholden to a full-tourney pledge of as much as $30 million, although your mileage will vary based on any number of extrinsic variables.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
That authorization was broad and encompassed Gastineau’s name and likeness as reflected in extrinsic footage, such as that of the encounter with Favre.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of extrinsic

Adjective

If internal promotion rates fall and companies lean harder on external senior hires who do not yet exist in sufficient numbers, the warnings from Cortez, DDI, and Korn Ferry will have been correct.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Meta is also working to cut its ballooning AI spending by reducing reliance on costly external tools.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of external

Adjective

In the past, it's been falsely linked with everything from hurricanes to floods, wildfires and alien abductions.

— Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Inspired by the alien invasion genre and slacker hang out movies, the film is about a group of friends standing up against an alien invasion that threatens to swallow the whole world.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Definition of alien

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