irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
i-ˈre-lə-vənt 
: not relevant : inapplicable
that statement is irrelevant to your argument
irrelevantly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence
His comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
Recent Examples on the Web
Connecting: Degrees of social separation are artificial—and irrelevant to professional goals.
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Cenk Sidar, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
And those where only European-American hybrids will thrive, including the area around Hermann, Missouri, are considered second-tier or even irrelevant.
—Alex Mayyasi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
The question of whether there’s worker housing is irrelevant.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2023
The songs were catchy by design, even if the lyrics were irrelevant to the artist or, in some cases, nonsense.
—Chris Stover, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2023
With the sale, Blue Apron was recapitalized as a Wonder subsidiary, making the warning irrelevant, the spokesman said.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
Aircraft, tanks, mechanized vehicles, and modern communications either cannot operate or are made irrelevant underground.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2023
With Devo, hits and misses are really an irrelevant misnomer kind of thing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
More recently, Hayek has settled into a kind of irrelevant ubiquity.
—Samuel Goldman, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
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Cenk Sidar, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
And those where only European-American hybrids will thrive, including the area around Hermann, Missouri, are considered second-tier or even irrelevant.
—Alex Mayyasi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
The question of whether there’s worker housing is irrelevant.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2023
The songs were catchy by design, even if the lyrics were irrelevant to the artist or, in some cases, nonsense.
—Chris Stover, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2023
With the sale, Blue Apron was recapitalized as a Wonder subsidiary, making the warning irrelevant, the spokesman said.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
Aircraft, tanks, mechanized vehicles, and modern communications either cannot operate or are made irrelevant underground.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2023
With Devo, hits and misses are really an irrelevant misnomer kind of thing.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
More recently, Hayek has settled into a kind of irrelevant ubiquity.
—Samuel Goldman, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1786, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near irrelevant
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevant. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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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
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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