as in meaningless
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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Recent Examples of irrelevant
On the chat side of things, many models use a process called compaction, whereby lengthy conversations are periodically analyzed, and the models attempt to remove irrelevant information from the context window while keeping what’s actually important for the ongoing conversation, project, or task.
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ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
So to be honest, that’s pretty irrelevant.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Whether the slight is real or imagined is irrelevant.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In some cases, the movie’s quality is irrelevant to the performance, Hathaway giving her all to a movie that is clearly not working.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
So to be honest, that’s pretty irrelevant.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Whether the slight is real or imagined is irrelevant.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
In some cases, the movie’s quality is irrelevant to the performance, Hathaway giving her all to a movie that is clearly not working.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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Fans saw the result last year on Christmas Eve, when all three games were either meaningless or close to it, featuring just one playoff team.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Nurse spoke before Game 5 against the Celtics about adjustments being meaningless, considering the lack of energy his team brought to Game 4.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Whether his methods were properly conducted science is immaterial.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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This is likely to become an increasingly immaterial factor as the company's sales mix shifts .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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In any case, the globin inclusion was wildly inapplicable.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Dana and Harper occasionally feel extraneous, there to fill out the group rather than carry out their own narrative arcs, but the bond between Charlie and Lorcan, and Lorcan’s search for his place in the world, is a solid emotional core the show never loses sight of.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Similarly, the direction—and its corollary, the editing—allows nothing extraneous to detract attention from the script’s meticulous and sturdy construction.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But at a certain point in adulthood, prayer began to feel useless to me.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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From certain side sections, the rear screen was nearly useless.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said at a news conference that Hill’s conduct was inappropriate but ultimately harmless.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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On April 12, former congressman Swalwell, 45, suspended his campaign for governor of California after multiple women accused him of inappropriate behavior ranging from sending lewd, unwanted messages to drugging, raping and choking them.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Some Percy Jackson fans are acting quite impertinent.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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That your answer is not believed by these nosy, impertinent people is insulting.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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That principle is inapposite when a limited liability company has only one member.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court indeed raised Flood and explained the cases were, at best, inapposite.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
21 June 2021
Cite this Entry
“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevant. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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