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
Now Ada is in charge of the purse strings and Agnes fears her own obscurity and irrelevance.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Even as Marvel’s cinematic oeuvre slid into increasing irrelevance, DC floundered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The man is trying to outrace his own irrelevance, but time always marches forward, our bodies always fail, there’s always a younger person snapping at your heels.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
And that piece is crucial to understanding the chessboard, because Michigan’s irrelevance allowed athletic director Warde Manuel, who happened to be the chair of the selection committee, to participate in all discussions.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Even as Marvel’s cinematic oeuvre slid into increasing irrelevance, DC floundered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The man is trying to outrace his own irrelevance, but time always marches forward, our bodies always fail, there’s always a younger person snapping at your heels.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
And that piece is crucial to understanding the chessboard, because Michigan’s irrelevance allowed athletic director Warde Manuel, who happened to be the chair of the selection committee, to participate in all discussions.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevance
insignificance
Noun
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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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Never have 59 rebounds carried such insignificance.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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