Definitions

irrelevant

[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt] / ɪˈrɛl ə vənt /

ADJECTIVE

beside the point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraneous immaterial inappropriate inconsequential insignificant pointless trivial unimportant unnecessary unrelated

WEAK

foreign garbage impertinent inapplicable inapposite inappurtenant inapropos inapt inconsequent not connected with not germane not pertaining to off the point off the topic out of order out of place outside remote unapt unconnected without reference

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate consequential essential important meaningful necessary needed relevant significant substantial useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

pertinent related

Example Sentences

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High government officials sang his praises, chanted their version of “one of us, one of us” and buried him in needless and irrelevant praise.

From Salon

And if we can’t tell the difference, is the difference irrelevant?

From The Wall Street Journal

The goal isn’t making money; it’s making the money irrelevant so you can focus purely on, “Did I do the right thing?”

From MarketWatch

When a Danish pension fund said last week it would dump its U.S. bond holdings over “poor government finances,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the move “irrelevant.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the show, Anderson admitted in an interview with the Business of Fashion website that he previously thought couture was "irrelevant", adding that he never really "understood the glamour behind it".

From Barron's

irrelevant

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