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

STRONGEST

improper inapplicable inappropriate incompatible insignificant irrelevant trivial unacceptable unfitting unimportant unrelated unsuitable

Example Sentences

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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

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

White said Associated had searched 20,000 boxes of company paperwork looking for relevant evidence, as part of the court disclosure process.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

China's foreign ministry expressed gratitude "to the relevant parties" on Tuesday for helping three Chinese ships to transit out of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Given these reasonably valid assumptions, the problem of determining the relevant probability is straightforward.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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