Synonyms of irrelevance

irrelevance

noun

i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)s 

as in inapplicability

the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand

the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inapplicability
• emptiness
• insignificance
• impertinence
• meaninglessness
• unsuitability
• extraneousness
• unfitness
• inappropriateness
• pointlessness
• uselessness
• immateriality
• inconsequentiality
• inaptness
• inanity
• improperness
• inappositeness
• inaneness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relevance
• relevancy
• applicability
• connection
• bearing
• importance
• materiality
• significance
• suitability
• appropriateness
• fitness
• pertinence
• usefulness
• aptness
• suitableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irrelevance

After a long slide toward irrelevance, though, the show is on its last fishnet leg, leaving her at an impasse. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

That doesn’t mean the Giants should get comfortable in their new normal: irrelevance. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025

Brands that resist this evolution risk fading into irrelevance, while those that embrace the conversation stand to gain new relevance and loyalty. —Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

The first two years post-takeover featured a headlong dash away from irrelevance and into the Champions League, powered by fierce momentum, unity and heavy spending, but 2024 comes to an end with the notion of progress far less easy to define. —George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024