impertinent

Examples

• All

• I have but one response to this impertinent question:

  Blog text (33)

• Asking such impertinent questions during the meeting distracted everyone from the main topic.

• Otherwise, they go on and on, asking the most impertinent questions.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Stop annoying Mr. President with impertinent questions, Junior.

  Death Race 2000 (1975)

• Would you think it impertinent if I were to make another suggestion?

  Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

• I hope you don't think this is impertinent.

  Doctor Zhivago (1965)

• I don't wish to be impertinent, but would it be too much trouble for me to have my wages?

  Scrooge (1970)

• I love it when reviewers are friendly, but there's a line between that and sharing impertinent personal information.

  Blog text (14)

• Your ideas and wishes are totally irrelevant, and are really, in fact, importunate and quite impertinent.

  Blog text (6)

• I don't wish to be impertinent, Mrs Walters, but it is an argument worth rehearsing.

  An Education (2009)

Synonyms

I

irrelevant

vsimpertinent

355 3.6

Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point

is the same idea but expressed with a different everyday word

U

unimportant

vsimpertinent

54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

is used when something does not belong to the current topic or issue

I

irrelevant to

vsimpertinent

32 4.2

Not related to the subject or situation

is the identical meaning but used to name the general issue

I

inconsequential

vsimpertinent

29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

is about not fitting the topic rather than simply low importance

I

immaterial

vsimpertinent

19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is the same sense but focused on not connecting to the topic

E

extraneous

vsimpertinent

17 7.5

Not related or needed and coming from outside

is similar but stresses lack of connection rather than outside origin

I

insubstantial

vsimpertinent

9 6.8

Not solid or strong and not filling

is about not relating to the topic rather than physical or logical weakness

I

inconsiderable

vsimpertinent

3 6.8

Too small or not important enough to matter

is about lack of relation to the matter rather than mere smallness

O

orthogonal

vsimpertinent

2 8.9

Not related to the topic being discussed

is the same lack of connection but in different wording

I

inapplicable

vsimpertinent

2 6.7

Not relevant or suitable in a particular situation

is broader, covering lack of relation beyond mere inability to apply

U

unsubstantial

vsimpertinent

1 7.3

Not solid or real and having little value

is focused on not fitting the discussion rather than lacking material form

I

inapt

vsimpertinent

• Formal

1 7.5

Not suitable and awkward when speaking or acting

is concerned with lack of connection to the topic rather than poor wording

I

inapposite

vsimpertinent

1 9.9

Not suitable for a situation and therefore not important to the topic

is about simple non connection rather than awkward or misplaced tone

I

ignorable

vsimpertinent

1 5.6

Not important and safe to leave out

is less about being dismissible and more about not fitting the topic

I

immaterial to (someone)

vsimpertinent

7.1

A fact or detail that does not matter to someone

is the general idea for any case, not only one person's view

N

nonsubstantive

vsimpertinent

7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

is about not relating to the matter rather than lacking depth or proof

I

inconsequent

vsimpertinent

9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

is the same non connection idea but emphasizes relation to the issue

Antonyms

R

relevant

592 3.3

Closely connected to what people are talking about or doing

P

pertinent

58 4.9

Connected to the main topic or situation

How Relevant

central

528 2.1

relevant

592 3.3

peripheral

16 6.5

tangential

7 8.1

impertinent

4 7.3

Surface Forms

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