irrelevant

Examples

• All

• Culture is largely irrelevant; the environment explains all of the main tendencies of history.

  Academic text (1999)

• And so to me, it's almost irrelevant whether you like the wine or not.

• So this term is irrelevant, I just need this.

• Should we be there or is it irrelevant at this point?

• It's not completely done, and also it's going to be irrelevant in a couple months.

• Any serious attempt to do so will either be irrelevant or make matters worse.

  Academic text (1990)

• Now you throw out all the old stuff because it's irrelevant and new thinking begins.

  Simon Sinek

• Well, whatever is going on, whatever your political ideas are, it's irrelevant.

  Children of Men (2006)

• The services offered are alien and irrelevant to the cultural experiences of Asian American clients.

  Academic text (1999)

• Physical distance itself is rendered almost irrelevant by the tremendous speed of the Internet.

  Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

U

unnecessary

vsirrelevant

300 1.6

More than is needed or wanted

is the broader absence of connection or importance to the matter

P

pointless

vsirrelevant

157 3.5

Not doing anything useful

is about not being connected or important to what is discussed

T

trivial

vsirrelevant

121 3.9

Not important or serious

is the overall absence of connection or importance in discussion

I

insignificant

vsirrelevant

104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

is the general idea of lacking connection or importance

U

unrelated

vsirrelevant

94 3.5

Not connected to the topic or cause

is the broad notion of not being connected or important

U

unimportant

vsirrelevant

54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

is the broader concept of lacking connection or importance

M

moot

vsirrelevant

• Specialized

31 7.4

Not important because the issue is already decided

is the plain absence of connection or importance regardless of timing

N

negligible

vsirrelevant

31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

is the general idea of lacking connection or importance to discussion

I

inconsequential

vsirrelevant

29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

is the general state of not being connected or important

S

superfluous

vsirrelevant

22 7.0

More than what is needed or useful

focuses instead on the basic absence of connection or importance

I

immaterial

vsirrelevant

19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is the broad idea of lacking connection or importance

E

extraneous

vsirrelevant

17 7.5

Not related or needed and coming from outside

focuses more generally on lacking connection or importance

N

nonessential

vsirrelevant

11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

is the general absence of connection or importance to the topic

I

impertinent

vsirrelevant

4 7.3

Not related to the topic being discussed

is the plain lack of connection or importance in the discussion

O

orthogonal

vsirrelevant

2 8.9

Not related to the topic being discussed

is the general idea of lacking connection or importance

N

neither here nor there

vsirrelevant

2 6.7

Not important to the main point

is the straightforward lack of connection or importance in talk

U

unsubstantial

vsirrelevant

1 7.3

Not solid or real and having little value

is the simple notion of not being connected or important

N

nonsignificant

vsirrelevant

• Specialized

1 6.0

Not important because it may be due to chance or too small to matter

is the general lack of connection or importance to discussion

I

ignorable

vsirrelevant

1 5.6

Not important and safe to leave out

is the broader absence of connection or importance to the topic

U

unessential

vsirrelevant

1 5.0

Not needed for the main purpose

is the general lack of connection or importance to the topic

N

nonsubstantial

vsirrelevant

7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

is the simple notion of not being connected or important

N

nonsubstantive

vsirrelevant

7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

is the wider idea of not being connected or important

I

inconsequent

vsirrelevant

9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

is the broader lack of connection or importance to discussion

U

unmomentous

vsirrelevant

6.8

Not important and having little effect on events

is the broader absence of connection or importance to the matter

N

nonpertinent

vsirrelevant

6.9

Not related to what is being discussed

is the simple absence of connection or importance to the issue

N

nongermane

vsirrelevant

8.1

Has nothing to do with the topic being discussed

is the wider absence of connection or importance to the discussion

M

matterless

vsirrelevant

7.9

Not important or worth worrying about

is the wider absence of connection or importance to the topic

T

totally irrelephant

vsirrelevant

• Slang

9.9

Completely not related to the subject, said as a joke

is the plain lack of connection or importance without humor

Antonyms

R

relevant

592 3.3

Closely connected to what people are talking about or doing

A

applicable

84 4.4

Suitable for a situation or purpose

Compounds

I

irrelevant to

32 4.2

Not related to the subject or situation

How Relevant

central

528 2.1

relevant

592 3.3

related

∞ 2.3

tangential

7 8.1

irrelevant

355 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology