Synonyms of relevance

relevance

noun

ˈre-lə-vən(t)s 

as in relevancy

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 & Similar Words

• relevancy
• connection
• bearing
• significance
• applicability
• pertinence
• importance
• materiality
• appropriateness
• suitability
• usefulness
• fitness
• aptness
• rightness
• suitableness
• seemliness
• appositeness
• fittingness
• felicitousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• irrelevance
• irrelevancy
• inapplicability
• unfitness
• unsuitability
• insignificance
• inappropriateness
• infelicity
• extraneousness
• uselessness
• meaninglessness
• inaptness
• pointlessness
• inappositeness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relevance

The risk of falling behind competitors and needing to maintain market relevance creates urgency for transformation. —Shivangi Khurania, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Soccer has only recently gone mainstream in America, and soccer itself here still struggles for relevance. —Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

The Saints need a head coach who can return them to playoff relevance, and that person might be one of the candidates mentioned above. —Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

The bottom line: An opportunity to coach Dallas, one of the NFL's most storied franchises, could be hard to pass for Sanders, who returned the Colorado Buffaloes to national relevance in just two seasons. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025