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
  • Executives Chris Van Gorder, Scripps Health YES: The decision was made to add parking meters at Balboa Park; starting six months earlier is irrelevant.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • If investors are now satisfied, the underlying legal structure is irrelevant.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • It has been observed that extrinsic rewards can override intrinsic motivations over time.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Our motivations—both intrinsic and extrinsic—propel us to acquire new skills, build meaningful relationships and progressively assert our autonomy by taking control of our actions.
    Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • CIVs require unrelated investors and external managers—criteria typical hedge funds meet, but not personal or family trading entities.
    Robert Green, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • With no predators, external threats or competitors, demodex mites have no selective pressures, Perotti explained.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • There was something unmistakably alien about Baker's performance, frequently coupled with his Doctor's unbridled joy at the wonders of the universe.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 May 2025
  • Of course, the sister’s lives face greater disruption when the alien Stitch enters their lives disguised as a dog, sabotaging Nani’s desperate attempts to get her life in order.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • The coroner found that no foul play was involved, and that his death was accidental.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
  • The accidental shooting unfolded on Wednesday inside an apartment in northeast D.C., located on 1700 block of Benning Road.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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