Thesaurus results for IRRELEVANT

irrelevant

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-vənt

Definition of irrelevant

as in meaningless

not having anything to do with the matter at hand irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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Recent Examples of irrelevant The real question is whether Congress should build upon the successful regulatory systems states like Connecticut have already developed or replace them with a federal approach that renders years of state policy-making largely irrelevant. — John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026 Within a few weeks, Iran managed to damage, destroy, or render irrelevant large parts of the archipelago of military bases that had underwritten American primacy in the Middle East. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 This view has not been heard in the dizzying din of the emotional outburst and fearmongering of the side show and irrelevant conversation about transwomen in sports inexplicably occurring in the context of the WNBA. — Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 This assertion, irrelevant to his duties as mayor, reveals a deliberate ignorance of the facts. — Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant

Adjective

But for a college freshman with a Venmo balance and a favorite team, the distinction is meaningless.

— Emily Stack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
On the surface to the casual fan, Saturday night’s preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals was a meaningless exhibition smack-dab in the middle of one of the toughest months of the year for football fans.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of meaningless

Adjective

So, when companies that used to routinely print tens of billions in annual free cash flow start putting up immaterial sums — or even outflows — investors understandably start to be concerned.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
The live audience was immaterial as long as the jokes were funny.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of immaterial

Adjective

But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

Howard said there was a large volume of character, reputation, and extraneous information related to the Metcalfs.

— CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Judges should consider voluntary surrender for low-risk individuals who have demonstrated compliance, ensuring punishment aligns with the court's order without adding extraneous suffering.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of extraneous

Adjective

Garcia and Vargas Bustamante both agreed that not all of the health advice available on social media is useless, predatory or incorrect.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
If an agent queries a legacy database to decide whether to trigger an outreach sequence or prioritize an account, a flat list of static attributes is fundamentally useless to its reasoning engine.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

During the first week of school, a Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School teacher was placed on leave over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
The content was inappropriate and does not reflect our values.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

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