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not germane

ADJECTIVE

irrelevant

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 pertaining to off the point off the topic out of order out of place outside remote unapt unconnected without reference

Antonyms

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

WEAK

pertinent related

ADJECTIVE

neither here nor there

Synonyms

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beside the point extraneous immaterial impertinent inconsequential not connected with not pertaining to off the point off the topic pointless trivial unconnected unimportant

ADJECTIVE

unrelated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraneous inappropriate irrelevant unconnected

WEAK

beside the point dissimilar inapplicable irrelative mismatched nongermane not kin not kindred not related separate unassociated unattached unlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate necessary pertinent relevant

WEAK

dependent related

Example Sentences

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That just fundamentally, the concept of removing all personal information because it's not germane to the science in this example is a little rigid to me.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2022

Activities that are not germane to the grantee’s research—serving as pastor at a church, for example—do not constitute an SFI, regardless of the amount of money involved.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 29, 2021

These skills are not germane to the mission of intelligence.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2021

“The methodology of the actual medical procedure is not germane to the bill,” interjected Rep. Sean Lynn, a Dover Democrat.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2017

Any sound that was not germane to the night would make them alert.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

not germane

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