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
Successful business owners take other people's feedback seriously while filtering out bad or irrelevant advice, Cuban added.
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 3 June 2025
His reinstatement of Rose and Jackson is no exception: History has become an irrelevant triviality — ignored or, even better, forgotten.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Without adequate deterrence, especially in a post-apocalyptic struggle of all against all, the values of justice and mercy are utterly irrelevant.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Conforto and Muncy’s contributions made the two runs Luis García yielded in the ninth irrelevant.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 3 June 2025
His reinstatement of Rose and Jackson is no exception: History has become an irrelevant triviality — ignored or, even better, forgotten.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Without adequate deterrence, especially in a post-apocalyptic struggle of all against all, the values of justice and mercy are utterly irrelevant.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Conforto and Muncy’s contributions made the two runs Luis García yielded in the ninth irrelevant.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant
Adjective
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And if your tax attorney crafts a great benefits plan for your business but fails to communicate the specifics to your retirement broker, the plan is meaningless.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Charlie Comfort, a Democrat from the former early-voting state of Iowa, said the critiques of Murphy and Khanna are meaningless so long after the 2024 election.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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One’s major is immaterial, particularly in an economy as dynamic as ours.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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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
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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And, to be clear, there are some people who use protests like the ones against Trump’s immigration raids as a cover and excuse to pursue an extraneous agenda of violence and anarchy.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Savvy business owners are generally cognizant of macroeconomic, geopolitical, and other extraneous elements that impact their performance.—
Jeffrey Johnston,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The bad job, the relaxing sabbatical, the useless degree.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Through a charmingly off-kilter blend of 2D aesthetics, the film follows a protagonist who, after catching a highly contagious virus, must abandon her work as a personal assistant to a demanding boss and her duties at home with a useless husband and two needy kids.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Both the city’s account and Mayor Quinton Lucas issued online apologies that night, agreeing that the post was inappropriate.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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There can be a change to the list if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on another would be inappropriate.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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