IRRELEVANT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelevant

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-vənt

Definition of irrelevant next

as in meaningless

not having anything to do with the matter at hand irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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Recent Examples of irrelevant At the Wednesday Cabinet meeting, Trump said the United States was in fact producing enough oil that Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz was irrelevant. —

Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026 So, actually, most politicians who’ve ever existed are completely irrelevant. —

Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 And to the borrowing bank, its source was irrelevant. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026 Whether those spoilers originated with insiders is irrelevant to Kalshi brass as long as the traders themselves haven’t broken the law. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant

Adjective

There’s a list of parts made from recycled bits which is fairly meaningless when the exercise is all at the concept level but nevertheless shows where GM’s thinking is heading.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
The advertised base price is meaningless.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026