inapplicable

not having anything to do with the matter at hand the judge refused to allow mention of the defendant's conviction for shoplifting, ruling that it was inapplicable to the case at hand Synonyms extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, irrelevant, inapposite, irrelativeRelated Words incidental, peripheral, tangent, tangential; dead, moot; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; empty, inane, meaningless, pointless, senseless, useless; inappropriate, inapt, unsuitableNear Antonyms important, meaningful, significant; sensible, useful; appropriate, apt, fit, suitableAntonyms applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant