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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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
If strict fidelity gets in the way, it can be treated as immaterial.
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Local women are invited to share still-raw memories, to grapple together with the kinds of things that would be immaterial to the courts.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Whether a season ends in Game 7 of the first round or Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is immaterial.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Without careful scrutiny, investors risk paying premium valuations for technological capabilities that are still experimental, limited in scope, or economically immaterial.
—Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Local women are invited to share still-raw memories, to grapple together with the kinds of things that would be immaterial to the courts.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Whether a season ends in Game 7 of the first round or Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is immaterial.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Without careful scrutiny, investors risk paying premium valuations for technological capabilities that are still experimental, limited in scope, or economically immaterial.
—Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for immaterial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaterial
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Related Stories The project will explore Gaudí’s life, inner battles and spiritual evolution, framing the architect as a radical creative force shaped by faith and an increasingly austere existence.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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He’s also teamed with Sam Obey, Will Epstein, and Celia Hollander to explore drifting ambient music and spiritual jazz.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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That's nice, but also irrelevant if the debtor is not resident in one of those states (and maybe not even then).—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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But those factors are irrelevant to the question of whether Silverman receives a wetlands permit, the first major step in winning a go-ahead to build.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Simitthus, too, was designed for surveillance, discipline, and punishment—a place where the metaphysical machinery of incarceration was already in operation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Nestled deep within the twisting metaphysical narratives and international wandering of Lux is a quick trip back to home base.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 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
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Beneath the surface, the invisible becomes visible as streams of bubbles rise toward the light.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2025
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We’re expected to manage our own emotional upheaval while also producing holiday magic for everyone else—coordinating meals, gifts, photos, traditions, social calendars, and the invisible labor of ensuring no one’s discomfort disrupts the festive spirit.—
Rebecca Soffer,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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After five seasons and nine years, the beloved, small-town, supernatural coming-of-age series is finally getting ready for its final bow.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Odyssey actress was rumored to make her MCU debut as Lilith in Blade, known in the comics as a key supernatural villain.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Dec. 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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