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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And Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

First, the court says that it is irrelevant that this question was approved by Virginia voters.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

An accident or illness makes work impossible or irrelevant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The administration has responded by saying its reinterpretation of the law is legal because the time a person is in the country — be it “for 25 minutes or 25 years” — is irrelevant.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

It seemed irrelevant, nothing more than idle chitchat.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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