irrelevant

adjective

ir·​rel·​e·​vant i-ˈre-lə-vənt 

: not relevant : inapplicable

that statement is irrelevant to your argument

irrelevantly adverb

Synonyms

• extraneous
• immaterial
• impertinent
• inapplicable
• inapposite
• irrelative

Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence

His comment is completely irrelevant.

irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps Shohei Ohtani will surpass Oh before NPB is officially ruled a major league, making that irrelevant, dude. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024

The good news is that many fake science papers have telltale signs, like unusual wording to avoid plagiarism and references listed that are irrelevant to the paper's topic. —Devika Rao, theweek, 29 May 2024

The labs, ultrasound or CT scan initially proposed now seemed irrelevant. —Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024

Experts say the exclusion of Black women renders the findings irrelevant. —Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 21 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

irrelevant

adjective

ir·​rel·​e·​vant (ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)el-ə-vənt 

: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent

the evidence presented was judged irrelevant to the case

irrelevance

-vən(t)s

noun

or irrelevancy

-vən-sē

irrelevantly adverb

Legal Definition

irrelevant

adjective

ir·​rel·​e·​vant ir-ˈre-lə-vənt 

: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent

irrelevant allegations

irrelevant evidence

compare immaterial

irrelevantly adverb