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beside the point

ADJECTIVE
not pertaining to
Synonyms
WEAK
beside the question extraneous immaterial inapplicable incidental inconsequential insignificant irrelevant nihil ad rem not at issue not important not to the purpose off the subject pointless unimportant unrelated wide of the mark wide of the point

Example Sentences

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Whether those worries are justified has gotten to be beside the point as the software trade continues to unwind.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Whether one agrees with that characterization is beside the point.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But for Liu, a doctoral student at the University of Southern California, AI’s ability to perform this drudgery is beside the point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

But for those affected and those who treat them, the technical debate is beside the point.

From Slate • May 25, 2025

Jokes about farts were now beside the point.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton