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relevant

[rel-uh-vuhnt] / ˈrɛl ə vənt /
ADJECTIVE
appropriate; to the purpose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admissible applicable compatible consistent germane important pertinent proper related significant suitable suited
WEAK
accordant ad rem allowable applicatory apposite appurtenant apt becoming cognate concerning conformant conforming congruent congruous consonant correlated correspondent fit fitting harmonious having direct bearing on having to do with material on the button on the nose pat pertaining to pointful referring relative right-on to the point weighty
Antonyms
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improper inapplicable inappropriate incompatible insignificant irrelevant trivial unacceptable unfitting unimportant unrelated unsuitable

Example Sentences

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Those are major concerns — and now the economic shocks stemming from the Iran conflict have made them all too relevant.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Researchers found that astrocytes in this area play a direct role in how the brain learns what to fear, retrieves those memories, and importantly, learns when those fears are no longer relevant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

What lessons from earlier oil shocks are relevant as oil and gas prices rise today?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But another variable may yet prove relevant to the timeline of his remaining presidency, which hasn’t quite three years to run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

So it was Jesse who’d gone on the Web and, between bouts of Quake II, tom through various search engines and relevant Chicago websites.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz