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
Fevurly characterized concerns about conditions at the prison before its closure as irrelevant to whether or not an injunction is appropriate.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His grandson’s career spiral was irrelevant.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Legislature acts as if public opinion were irrelevant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Before becomes irrelevant as a concept.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His grandson’s career spiral was irrelevant.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The Legislature acts as if public opinion were irrelevant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Before becomes irrelevant as a concept.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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The stakes are not equal; her dream of a future could be a meaningless flirtation to him.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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Laws protecting election integrity are meaningless if they are not enforced.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the Michael Reese tract currently is vacant, meaning taxes paid to the city are immaterial.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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To be clear, the cash component in the Mountain West and Pac-12 deals isn’t immaterial — certainly not in the era of revenue sharing and NIL.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 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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Others see them as extraneous measures for pet projects that balloon congressional spending.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Individuals are much more price-sensitive and willing to forgo extraneous expenses when spending their own money.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Homeowners and residents are baffled by the attacks upon their beautiful — but otherwise seemingly useless — plants.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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My deep cynicism thinks this was a diabolical plan to herd young people toward expensive, and somewhat useless, college degrees.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After Clark stepped down on Tuesday because an internal investigation unearthed an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, the union announced on Wednesday that Meyer will take over on an interim basis entering a pivotal year for the future of the sport.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Russia date has sparked backlash from fans, who argue that performing in Moscow during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is inappropriate.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That your answer is not believed by these nosy, impertinent people is insulting.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Every player was given a number and slips of paper and wrote impertinent questions intended for each of the others.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
15 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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