1
as in spiritual
not composed of matter
it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world
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2
as in irrelevant
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
while undoubtedly upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late
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Recent Examples of immaterial
The fact that it was conceived without thought and for decades was produced and consumed without thought is immaterial.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
Whether Stevenson succeeds is immaterial to the fact a newly motivated and fit Stevenson is good news for the Patriots’ backfield.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
Now Orozco resurrects one of the archaic and at the same time transhistorical models and actually functioning structures that had always fused function, use value, and immaterial spirituality: the architectural typology of the bridge.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Many times on Gen V, characters talk about their parents with a sense of betrayal — this conversation over agency, respect, consent, and the material and immaterial impacts of V.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
Whether Stevenson succeeds is immaterial to the fact a newly motivated and fit Stevenson is good news for the Patriots’ backfield.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
Now Orozco resurrects one of the archaic and at the same time transhistorical models and actually functioning structures that had always fused function, use value, and immaterial spirituality: the architectural typology of the bridge.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Many times on Gen V, characters talk about their parents with a sense of betrayal — this conversation over agency, respect, consent, and the material and immaterial impacts of V.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaterial
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The revered text, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas, has had numerous film and TV adaptations, including an immensely popular one on Indian state broadcasting channel Doordarshan and one by Peter Brook, which was recently restored.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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And so now, religious leaders must also fulfill their crucial spiritual role to bridge divides, nurture trust, and help heal the wounds of war.—
Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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But that’s irrelevant now — because these Phillies drew the defending champs.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Factionalism, doctrine, ground rules, justifications are, in Anderson’s film, irrelevant, meaning that French 75’s actions take place in an intellectual void.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Best Gifts for Pisces Dreamy Pisces are creative and spiritual, so a journal, art set, or metaphysical kit with all of the essentials for a seance is a great gift idea.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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Put simply, superheated plasma was being tested as fuel, but the temperatures melted any sort of solid container, so the experiments used nonmaterial vessels formed from extremely powerful magnetic fields.—
Werner Herzog,
The New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2023
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The first part of the book is committed to a ground-clearing exercise, describing the various concepts of the nonmaterial soul that feature in many different religious belief systems.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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And yet, the rings were still all but invisible because while the south side of the rings was tipped toward us, the sun was illuminating the north side.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This discovery unveils a supernatural mystery.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Indy immediately senses something doesn't feel right and tries to protect Todd from a supernatural force that threatens their lives.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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In Ayurveda, Prana, the life force carried by the breath, is understood to nourish both the mind and body and can be viewed as a nonphysical substance, finer than oxygen.—
Trisha Swift,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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In accounting, intangible assets are nonphysical possessions including such things as brands and intellectual property, software, mineral rights ‒ and contracts.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Immaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaterial. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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