as in pointlessly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevantly
Adverb
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Matvei Michkov, rather than sensing the developing danger, pointlessly floated around at the top of the Flyers’ defensive zone.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The kitchen is also pointlessly complicated.—
Jason Fried,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This law, one of hundreds of pieces of anti-trans legislation across the country senselessly targets the small minority of people who happen to be trans.—
Darren Rosenblum,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Amid this slew of senselessly avoidant, irrational behavior, Duchovny’s performance emerges as the most credible.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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They can be done imperfectly without being done disastrously.—
Leslie John,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Yet, like Bessette’s relationship with the Kennedy family scion, her eternity band is shrouded in mystery—imperfectly recorded through rumors, second-hand accounts, and myths invented by the press and populace.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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Issues such as menopause and perimenopause, endometriosis and Alzheimer’s disease — conditions that exclusively or disproportionately affect women — remain inadequately studied.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This leaves due diligence up to mostly voluntary investigation process, leaving environmental and human rights risks upstream insufficiently monitored.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the regional level, Rodríguez argued that Latin America remains fragmented and insufficiently integrated, calling for closer cooperation in trade, infrastructure and finance.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Irrelevantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrelevantly. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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