irrelevant

adjective

ir·​rel·​e·​vant i-ˈre-lə-vənt 

: not relevant : inapplicable

that statement is irrelevant to your argument

irrelevantly adverb

Synonyms of irrelevant

• meaningless
• immaterial
• inapplicable
• extraneous
• useless
• inappropriate
• impertinent
• beside the point
• inapposite
• irrelative

Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence

His comment is completely irrelevant.

irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s history there, and as irrelevant as Brind’Amour might find the Canadiens’ success against the Hurricanes in the regular season, there is reason to believe that history of adversity on this stage is entirely relevant now. —Sean Gentille, New York Times, 23 May 2026

The model is overwhelmed by irrelevant code, hallucinates configuration details, misses security settings and gets version numbers wrong. —Aruna Veerappan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Whether those spoilers originated with insiders is irrelevant to Kalshi brass as long as the traders themselves haven’t broken the law. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 May 2026

And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies? —Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irrelevant

• relevant

Kids Definition

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

-vən(t)s

noun

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