irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
i-ˈre-lə-vənt 
: not relevant : inapplicable
that statement is irrelevant to your argument
irrelevantly
adverb
Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence
His comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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Leading up to kickoff of Belichick’s debut at Chapel Hill, college football, this community and certainly the TV networks were thrilled with the prospect of this grouchy old man turning an irrelevant football team into something worth watching.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Natural gas fulfills much of this need, while coal is dirtier, expensive, and increasingly irrelevant for electricity production.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The study is the latest to show how seemingly irrelevant cues—such as the way a candidate's name sounds—can shape perceptions during hiring, even when employers have limited information about a particular applicant.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Signs of hearing loss include struggling to follow conversations in loud environments or large group settings, frequently asking others to repeat themselves, leaning in toward the speaker, providing answers that are irrelevant to the conversation or seeming disengaged when listening.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Natural gas fulfills much of this need, while coal is dirtier, expensive, and increasingly irrelevant for electricity production.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The study is the latest to show how seemingly irrelevant cues—such as the way a candidate's name sounds—can shape perceptions during hiring, even when employers have limited information about a particular applicant.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Signs of hearing loss include struggling to follow conversations in loud environments or large group settings, frequently asking others to repeat themselves, leaning in toward the speaker, providing answers that are irrelevant to the conversation or seeming disengaged when listening.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevant. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)el-ə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
the evidence presented was judged irrelevant to the case
irrelevance
noun
-vən(t)s
or irrelevancy
-vən-sē
irrelevantly
adverb
Legal Definition
irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
ir-ˈre-lə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
irrelevant allegations
irrelevant evidence
compare immaterial
irrelevantly
adverb
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