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
The exact mechanism of redistribution—whether through nationalization, criminal charges, or outright business takeovers—is irrelevant.
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Brock Purdy certainly isn't going to be paid like someone who's irrelevant anymore.
—Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
But the details of how Peter ran his kingdom are irrelevant, if colorful.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
In Visual Interfaces: Let users hide or report irrelevant suggestions.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Brock Purdy certainly isn't going to be paid like someone who's irrelevant anymore.
—Cesar Brioso, USA Today, 20 May 2025
But the details of how Peter ran his kingdom are irrelevant, if colorful.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
In Visual Interfaces: Let users hide or report irrelevant suggestions.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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The trouble is that in and of themselves, trade deficits (or surpluses) are meaningless measures of a nation’s economic health.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Ever since Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise’s films have imposed a sense of duty on audiences — a different purpose than other meaningless, direct-to-streaming content with zero purpose.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Hausmann said the dire conditions that led to multiple inmate deaths and physical attacks against prison employees in the year before its closure are immaterial.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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On some level, what happens to any individual character on The Handmaid’s Tale is immaterial.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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To qualify, a company must pay union wages or, if union wages are inapplicable, at least the city's minimum wage, which is currently $20.80 per hour, Meyers said.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American-Statesman,
30 May 2024
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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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Dockers’ performance was also dragging down Levi’s results and Gass, who took the helm of the company a little over a year ago, has been working to cut off extraneous businesses to fuel growth and focus on direct selling.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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His ethos and spirit pulsates throughout the idyllic interior and garden galleries, whisking New Yorkers and visitors away from the frenzy of daily routine, reminding us that art is essential, not extraneous, to our existence and fortitude.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The character who can go through walls is useless, because beyond the walls is nothing but dirt.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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For one, any melasma treatment is practically useless without them.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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But lingering beneath the surface of his success, Favre had a pattern of inappropriate behavior off the field, including a high-profile tabloid scandal that erupted in 2010, and most recently, the largest case of public fraud in Mississippi’s history.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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As the rebel Jen (Michelle Williams) comes to town, and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) carries on an inappropriate relationship with his teacher, that turns out to be the case. 23.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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