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not germane

ADJECTIVE
irrelevant
Synonyms
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extraneous immaterial inappropriate inconsequential insignificant pointless trivial unimportant unnecessary unrelated
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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
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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
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extraneous inappropriate irrelevant unconnected
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beside the point dissimilar inapplicable irrelative mismatched nongermane not kin not kindred not related separate unassociated unattached unlike
Antonyms
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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

“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

If I am not germane to the crime, I have no wish to be "collateral visibility."

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2016

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

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck