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 Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

First, the court says that it is irrelevant that this question was approved by Virginia voters.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The fact that none of them played instruments at this point was irrelevant, in the spirit of the CBGB’s Class of 1975.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Visor-wearing buzzards with farmer’s tans are circling the Saudi-backed league as the Kingdom considers terminating its munificent support of the lavish and comically irrelevant golf concern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Whatever we offer as today’s items of liveliest interest are bound to be out of date and irrelevant, maybe even ridiculous.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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