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
  • The rationale is straightforward: like early-stage startups in the dot-com era, some of these assets may eventually prove valuable, whereas many others will likely become irrelevant.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • What’s practical for one person may be irrelevant for another.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And that is not something extrinsic, imposed by regulation or taxation, but inherent to the way the company conceives of itself, its ownership structure, its governance, its performance metrics, its finances — everything.
    IESE Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Those sensors detect the subtle vibrations that are transmitted to the extrinsic laryngeal muscles (in the neck) from other anatomical locations including the velum, oropharynx, tongue, and epiglottis.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Maintain regular backups of your critical data on external drives or secure cloud services.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The initial findings from the autopsies found no external trauma on either of the bodies, Mendoza said.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of these alien visitors could even make their way into the inner solar system.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Criminal alien predators should not be free to roam our communities.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Cena later handed that watch over to Scott, who entered the fray and started unwinding on Rhodes; wrestling fans on social media are debating whether Scott made actual (and accidental) contact with the bloodied Rhodes, who seemed to genuinely wince after Scott’s punches.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
  • It will be laid on the seabed to a depth of up to 4.3 miles (7 km), with some lengths in shallow waters being buried to protect against accidental or intentional interference.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Supervenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenient. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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