IRRELATIVE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelative

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-tiv

Definition of irrelative

as in irrelevant

not having anything to do with the matter at hand these irrelative points only to serve to dilute what is otherwise a strong case

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Relevance

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irrelevant

Adjective

In Leipzig, Nelsons’ contribution to the Gewandhaus democracy weekend was no democracy at all, only an irrelevant program of Tchaikovsky and Dvorak standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The arrangement of these nine numbers in the triangle is irrelevant.

— Heinrich Hemme, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of irrelevant

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