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
Anyone who knows just enough to fake it will now be automated into irrelevance.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Iran’s footprint fades into near-irrelevance, and Russia’s once-firm hand slips into strategic ambiguity.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Ironically, the effort to prevent failure often leads to stagnation and, in business, stagnation is a slow path to irrelevance.
—Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In other words, today’s high-performing employee risks irrelevance tomorrow unless skills are continuously built and applied.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Iran’s footprint fades into near-irrelevance, and Russia’s once-firm hand slips into strategic ambiguity.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Ironically, the effort to prevent failure often leads to stagnation and, in business, stagnation is a slow path to irrelevance.
—Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In other words, today’s high-performing employee risks irrelevance tomorrow unless skills are continuously built and applied.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevance
insignificance
Noun
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The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevance. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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