🚫irrelevant

adjective
/ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Meaning

Not connected with or related to the matter at hand
not connected with or relevant to something; having no bearing on the matter

Example Sentences

His comment was completely irrelevant to the discussion.

Your past mistakes are irrelevant to this discussion.

Example Expressions

irrelevant detail

Synonyms

unrelated, immaterial, extraneous, insignificant, beside the point, inapplicable
Entry 1
unrelated, immaterial, extraneous, insignificant
Entry 2
unrelated, immaterial, beside the point, inapplicable

Antonyms

relevant, important, significant, pertinent, applicable, related
Entry 1
relevant, important, significant
Entry 2
relevant, pertinent, applicable, related

Collocations

irrelevant comment, irrelevant detail, irrelevant information, irrelevant answer, irrelevant details, completely irrelevant, largely irrelevant
Entry 1
irrelevant comment, irrelevant detail, irrelevant information, irrelevant answer
Entry 2
irrelevant information, irrelevant details, completely irrelevant, largely irrelevant

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