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pertinence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pertinence

the fact or state of being pertinent

job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives

Synonyms of pertinence

applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy

Words Related to pertinence

appositeness, appropriateness, aptness, felicitousness, fitness, fittingness, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness

importance, significance

Near Antonyms of pertinence

inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability

meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessness

Antonyms of pertinence

extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

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