as in inapplicability
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of irrelevance
Since its premiere on Netflix on June 20, the film has taken over culture in a way that has Frozen’s Elsa and Anna shaking with irrelevance.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2025
But no sport has fumbled a USP of its magnitude for so long, given that mixed doubles — previously a high-profile discipline at the Grand Slams — has become marginalized to the point of irrelevance.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Federal prosecutors objected loudly, citing irrelevance.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Golf fans aren’t taking LIV seriously, and the irrelevance of the league is impossible to dismiss.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Aug. 2025
But no sport has fumbled a USP of its magnitude for so long, given that mixed doubles — previously a high-profile discipline at the Grand Slams — has become marginalized to the point of irrelevance.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Federal prosecutors objected loudly, citing irrelevance.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Golf fans aren’t taking LIV seriously, and the irrelevance of the league is impossible to dismiss.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevance
Noun
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Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her difficulty lay in her distance from the random violence of insignificance.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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His groundbreaking work reveals how a hidden epidemic of insignificance is quietly eroding engagement, trust, and performance in organizations, and what leaders can do to reverse it.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevance. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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