Irrelevant

adjective
/ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

Your past mistakes are irrelevant to this discussion.

His comment was completely irrelevant to the discussion.

Example Expressions

irrelevant detail

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Collocations

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

Related Vocabularies

having or showing good sense; practical and reasonable
looking pale or sickly; lacking color or vitality
too bad or shocking to be expressed in words
Having the same age, date of origin, or duration; contemporary.
expressing a threat; menacing; intimidating
Somewhat late; occurring or arriving later than usual but not very late.

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