irrelevant

[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt] / ɪˈrɛl ə vənt /

ADJECTIVE

beside the point

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 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

Example Sentences

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And important science does not become irrelevant on the scale of years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

That question is almost irrelevant in the long run, because he does not think that way.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

But in the long term, it may be irrelevant.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Among his profitable positions: bets on hardware companies behind the artificial-intelligence build-out and bets against the software makers that AI might one day render irrelevant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

What you avoid when you don’t meet someone face-to-face are all the confusing and complicated and ultimately irrelevant pieces of information that can serve to screw up your judgment.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

irrelevant

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