as in meaningless
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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Relevance
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Recent Examples of irrelevant
Any further judicial investigation is irrelevant.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.
—Hali Smith
april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Romeyn is accused of submitting irrelevant and nonexistent citations in an October 2025 filing for a personal injury case in Orange County Superior Court.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
If there’s a business model committed to preserving editorial quality and value, resources to invest in growth, and operators who actually know how to run media properties, the ownership structure is irrelevant.
—Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents.
—Hali Smith
april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Romeyn is accused of submitting irrelevant and nonexistent citations in an October 2025 filing for a personal injury case in Orange County Superior Court.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
If there’s a business model committed to preserving editorial quality and value, resources to invest in growth, and operators who actually know how to run media properties, the ownership structure is irrelevant.
—Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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Converting such a one-month jump to an annual rate is meaningless.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some experts said the conclusions were meaningless because the review swept under one umbrella drugs that had shown very dissimilar results and worked differently.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the cost in dollars is immaterial to OpenAI, which just raised $122 billion.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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In such a scenario, the size of a warhead stockpile may prove immaterial, argued Eveleth.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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On Friday, after learning in the trial’s punishment phase of Jaquan Wright’s involvement in the Fields homicide, which prosecutors presented to the jury as an extraneous offense, the jury assessed his punishment at two life prison terms.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Leave the blind at home and go as light as possible, so your extraneous gear won’t get caught up in the brush and make a racket.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Social services are borderline useless.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Still, old soil isn’t exactly useless.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Over the following 12 days, investigators determined that Lulinski had used his cell phone on multiple occasions to take inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minors during normal school activities.—
CBS Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But inappropriate behavior toward and with subordinates is too often not a shocking secret within the halls of Congress.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some Percy Jackson fans are acting quite impertinent.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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That your answer is not believed by these nosy, impertinent people is insulting.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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That principle is inapposite when a limited liability company has only one member.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court indeed raised Flood and explained the cases were, at best, inapposite.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
21 June 2021
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevant. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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