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not pertaining to

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 germane 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
ADJECTIVE
neither here nor there
Synonyms
WEAK
beside the point extraneous immaterial impertinent inconsequential not connected with not germane off the point off the topic pointless trivial unconnected unimportant

Example Sentences

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But that might have been a case of White Jewish Democrats feeling it wouldn't be appropriate to attack an African-American artist about issues not pertaining to Judaism.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022

“I’m not going to talk about stuff that I talk with my coaches about, especially stuff that’s off the field and not pertaining to football,” Rivera said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2022

For example, mutations affecting neurological function could also identify mutants that have muscle dysfunction or have motility issues for reasons not pertaining to neurological function.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 28, 2012

I think about how eager Parker was all day, hoping I’d come through for him so he could talk to Jillian about things not pertaining to a food order.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

We forgo the description of his feelings as not pertaining to the history at present under consideration.

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace