IRRELEVANT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelevant

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-vənt

Definition of irrelevant

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 This can help prevent the patient from stumbling across information that’s difficult to understand, potentially upsetting, or just plain irrelevant to their own situation. — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 When Berk asked whether Farell was aware of allegations that Rivas had been violent toward Burke, the judge ruled the question irrelevant, and Farell did not answer. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026 Offseason business was smooth, the roster was set, and the biggest headache was Brandon Aiyuk’s predictable, totally irrelevant social media posting. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 From Emma Bovary to Clarissa Dalloway to Macon Dead, we as readers have been reminded that scale is irrelevant. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevant

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Adjective

But that pledge does little to address the creation of deepfakes themselves, and is meaningless without digital tools that make detecting deepfakes possible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
The show also underscores the frustration of meaningless tasks, mirroring widespread disengagement when work lacks clear purpose.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of meaningless

Adjective

Whenever one of your stocks is being hit on news immaterial to your investment, that’s usually a pretty good time to take advantage.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 July 2026
To the casual observer, the look and feel of shipping containers suggests a world of smooth, lossless transportation, almost immaterial in its implementation of a logistical ideal.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of immaterial

Adjective

False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
The LLCs contested, arguing the alter ego finding was inapplicable and Illinois law didn't permit such piercing in supplementary proceedings.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

Level Two prompts teams to identify missing critical information or extraneous details.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Had Ponce been found guilty of one murder at trial, with evidence of the other presented in the punishment phase as an extraneous event, a jury or judge would have considered a prison punishment range of five to 99 years, or life.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of extraneous

Adjective

There has been some opposition, including from the Mauthausen Committee, Austria’s main Holocaust survivors’ group, which has argued both that a police station is inappropriate and that more should be done to draw attention to Hitler’s crimes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
State auditors found in 2018 that $700K in voucher money being spent on cosmetics, clothing, and other inappropriate items.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of inappropriate

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