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off the topic

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 not pertaining to off the point 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 not pertaining to off the point pointless trivial unconnected unimportant

Example Sentences

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I wanted him to get so ridiculous and off the topic that only his anger was coming through about something that made no sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

That was kind of my sleight of hand to get us out of the room, off the topic, and moving forward before we got this disastrous order.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

I honestly think it would be easier to herd cats than keep them off the topic of their lifelong passion for their work.

From Slate • May 6, 2022

Judge Jean-Louis Peries repeatedly told Abdeslam that he was straying off the topic of the hearing, and eventually cut off his microphone.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2021

And he realized that he had actually drifted off the topic of Dulphemia, a thing that had never happened to him before.

From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Leacock, Stephen