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

Publishers don’t want irrelevant or misleading ads to appear on their media sources. — Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

And for now, some inside and around the White House seem to view the plan’s opponents as irrelevant establishment voices. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Whether Blubaugh pitched the previous day is irrelevant in his preparation. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The old argument that pits college against vocational education is increasingly irrelevant. — Shaun McCutcheon, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 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