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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Recent Examples of irrelevance
Oversight today occupies a space of liminality — the threshold between legitimacy and irrelevance, between promise and abandonment.
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Narcissists need to feel important, Potthoff says—and these three words feed their fear of irrelevance.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Narcissists need to feel important, Potthoff says—and these three words feed their fear of irrelevance.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevance
Noun
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And by the time Bob finally reaches the border of that emptiness, the actor playing him no longer feels the least bit absent from himself.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite its emptiness, Termessos is easy to reach.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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