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

The Angels are irrelevant in Southern California and the owner isn’t self aware enough to realize it. —Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

The overall consensus is that working memory involves both verbal and visual information, while also filtering out distractions and irrelevant details. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

So, actually, most politicians who’ve ever existed are completely irrelevant. —Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

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

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