irrelevant
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Synonyms & Antonyms for irrelevant
Synonyms
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative
Antonyms
applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant
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For parents who struggle to find affordable summer child care, however, debates about what activities best support learning may be irrelevant. — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, "Want to prevent summer learning loss in your kids? Don’t forget to include fun, experts say.," 8 July 2019 The budget’s bipartisan support in itself is notable — Democrats for years have been irrelevant in Columbus, and partisan divides were steep under former Gov. John Kasich’s tenure. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "Ohio Senate unanimously passes budget plan, setting up negotiations with House," 20 June 2019 Civil liberties attorney Sandra Slaton said Monday the prior case was irrelevant. — CBS News, "Community meeting over Phoenix cops' confrontation with black couple gets heated," 19 June 2019 Civil liberties attorney Sandra Slaton said Monday the prior case was irrelevant. — NBC News, "Phoenix police chief promises change after officers pulled guns over stolen doll," 19 June 2019 But a lawyer for the family says any shoplifting accusations are irrelevant. — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, "Phoenix police release footage of family in dollar store preceding incident seen in viral video," 18 June 2019 If every person of color left this room and didn’t come back, this room would be irrelevant. — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, "The Strange Story of a Secret Literary Fellowship," 16 June 2019 Attorney John Burris told the news site, adding that to him the report was irrelevant. — Essence, "Independent Report Claims Officers Acted Reasonably When They Shot At California Rapper 55 Times In 3.5 Seconds," 14 June 2019 The absence of a plot or any discernible entertainment value is irrelevant. — Paris Martineau, WIRED, "YouTube Has Kid Troubles Because Kids Are a Core Audience," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irrelevant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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