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
Hausmann said the dire conditions that led to multiple inmate deaths and physical attacks against prison employees in the year before its closure are immaterial.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
On some level, what happens to any individual character on The Handmaid’s Tale is immaterial.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
So, how can the immaterial affect the material?
—Big Think, 12 Apr. 2025
The orchestra produces a ravishment of sound both immaterial and downright tactile.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
On some level, what happens to any individual character on The Handmaid’s Tale is immaterial.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
So, how can the immaterial affect the material?
—Big Think, 12 Apr. 2025
The orchestra produces a ravishment of sound both immaterial and downright tactile.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaterial
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Built in 1904, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church was the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Regardless, Dubois and Rev. Jeff Hood, Nelson’s spiritual adviser, have for months urged the church in Arlington and the state of Texas to have mercy on Nelson.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The idea of four years on a residential campus may feel either inaccessible or irrelevant.—
Catherine Wehlburg,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Its 194 mph top speed and ability to cover zero to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds are irrelevant on congested Cañon Drive, but the soundtrack of the model’s 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 adds gravitas to the arrival at our breakfast destination.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
24 July 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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To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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This exchange happens near the beginning of The Stone Door, Leonora Carrington’s metaphysical novel of the Second World War, in a dream of her nameless narrator.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 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 author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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From Assumption To Alignment: The Power Of Agreements Turning expectations into agreements is about making the invisible visible.—
Carrie-Ann Barrow,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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For many Hoosiers, youth homelessness is an invisible issue.—
Ethan Hylton,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The upcoming second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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But the film embraces a twist on the classic by introducing a supernatural element — the afterlife.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
29 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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Consequently, legal advocates have argued for decades for a better framework that emphasizes nonphysical forms of abuse as well as physical abuse.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Immaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaterial. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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