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relevance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of relevance

the fact or state of being pertinent

I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week

Synonyms of relevance

applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, relevancy

Words Related to relevance

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

importance, significance

Near Antonyms of relevance

inappositeness, inappropriateness, inaptness, infelicity, unfitness, unsuitability

meaninglessness, pointlessness, uselessness

Antonyms of relevance

extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy

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