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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Recent Examples of irrelevant
There’s going to be money, there’s going to be influence, all that stuff and all that for us is irrelevant.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
If the army physically cannot perform this mission, then the historic decision to pursue disarmament will be irrelevant.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Traditional outreach, like direct mail or high-cost galas, has become irrelevant.
—Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Was this irrelevant to the story?
—James Gaylord, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
If the army physically cannot perform this mission, then the historic decision to pursue disarmament will be irrelevant.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Traditional outreach, like direct mail or high-cost galas, has become irrelevant.
—Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Was this irrelevant to the story?
—James Gaylord, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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That opportunity could be there this weekend if the games are meaningless in terms of seeding.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Put the Guardians down, clinch the AL Central and make sure that last weekend in Boston is totally meaningless.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The difference between stoking a civil war and pretending to stoke one is ultimately immaterial.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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Between them, Sinner and Alcaraz have dispatched their only serious rival in three straight majors, largely making every other match at these tournaments feel almost immaterial.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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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Herzog’s script dispenses with anything extraneous to driving the story forward, and that makes the conflict gripping, as do the invariably outstanding performances.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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Most bands’ B-sides were random live tracks, extraneous remixes, or goofing off in the studio — and Oasis did engage in a bit of that — but Oasis also famously burned off a number of instant classics as B-sides as if to prove this band was definitely no flash in the pan.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Adams’ tactics rendered the gag rule toothless and useless, prompting even six southern Congressmen to vote in favor of overturning it.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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That framing is politically useful but practically useless.—
Kristie De Pena,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The decision in Gardner’s favor could become a significant ruling for celebrities who use humor, exaggeration and sarcasm that some might find inappropriate when responding to strangers on social media platforms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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That Arthur, as the eldest, will inherit the brewery seems a bit inappropriate.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Questions about the overheating of the American economy were brushed aside as impertinent.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
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Telling you of her plan to do so is impertinent and picking a fight.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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