irrelevant

C1
US /ɪˈɹɛl.ə.vənt/
adj Freq #7563

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

    an irrelevant comment

  2. 2
    adj

    Not relevant, as

    His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.

  3. 3
    adj

    Not relevant, as:

  4. 4
    adj

    No longer famous or popular; washed up.

Etymology

From ir- + relevant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · not relevant, as: alienrandomstochasticunassociateduncorrelatedunrelated
More immaterialimpertinentirrelativemootnongermanenonpertinentoff-topicorthogonalotiosetangentialunaptungermane
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms irrelephantirrelevanceirrelevancyirrelevantly

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