Showing results for nongermane.

nongermane

ADJECTIVE

pointless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd aimless fruitless futile impotent inconsequential ineffective ineffectual insignificant irrelevant meaningless powerless silly stupid trivial unnecessary unproductive useless worthless

WEAK

around in circles going nowhere in vicious circle inane needle in haystack nonsensical not pertinent on treadmill purportless remote unavailing uninteresting unprofitable vague vain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able consequential effective fruitful important necessary potent productive profitable sensible significant strong useful valuable wise worthwhile

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beneficial meaningful pointed

ADJECTIVE

remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farfetched obscure

STRONG

alien exclusive outside

WEAK

abstracted alone apart detached extraneous extrinsic foreign immaterial inappropriate indirect pointless removed strange unconnected

Antonyms

WEAK

approachable close convenient friendly gentle likely near nearby possible probable related relevant warm

ADJECTIVE

unrelated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraneous inappropriate irrelevant unconnected

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beside the point dissimilar inapplicable irrelative mismatched not germane not kin not kindred not related separate unassociated unattached unlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate necessary pertinent relevant

WEAK

dependent related

Example Sentences

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“He goes further than he needs to, with intemperate, nonjudicious and nongermane elaborations,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2015

She didn’t explicitly say that the climate amendments are nongermane.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 21, 2015