as in irrelevance
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the sheer inapplicability of the comment made everyone else at the meeting stare in bewilderment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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irrelevance
Noun
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In the era of NIL, schools have to weigh their budget for sports as a way to keep from slipping into irrelevance, which could hurt donations from boosters and enrollment.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025 -
From junior staffers worried about automation to managers fearing irrelevance, no one feels entirely safe.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Inapplicability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapplicability. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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