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

To illustrate trouble in the foster care system, Talenfeld references a 25-year-old grand jury report that is simply irrelevant to modern foster care. — Kim Gorsuch, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Dealers adapt or ‘be irrelevant’ Despite Carvana’s current status, which includes a market cap of more than $70 billion, significantly higher than that of Stellantis, there are challenges to selling new cars compared to used. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 16 June 2026

That's nice, but also irrelevant if the debtor is not resident in one of those states (and maybe not even then). — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

No one wants to think about being replaced; no one wants to feel irrelevant in their own lives. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 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