irrelevance
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Synonyms & Antonyms for irrelevance
Synonyms
extraneousness, impertinence, inapplicability
Antonyms
applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, relevance, relevancy
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In his first season in Green Bay, with the Packers steeped in an extended spell of irrelevance, Favre took over in Week 2 of ’92 for Don Majkowski and never let go. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "100 Figures Who Shaped the NFL’s First Century," 28 Aug. 2019 After making the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons under first-year coach Steve Clifford, the Magic simply could not afford to sink back into the abyss of irrelevance next season. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Hallelujah! Magic’s best free agents — Vooch and T-Ross — actually chose to stay in Orlando | Commentary," 1 July 2019 Otherwise, they are destined to face the wrath of woke generations who will force this Victorian-era industry into irrelevance. — Los Angeles Times, "Readers React: Their families were interned, but Japanese American fighters served proudly," 17 Aug. 2019 Which is why college bowl games and the NIT have been minimized to a point of near-irrelevance over the years. — Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA, "Atlanta United crushes Orlando City’s dreams — again," 8 Aug. 2019 This dread of irrelevance is worth exploring in greater depth. — Jancee Dunn, Dallas News, "Decades after 'Sex and the City,' Candace Bushnell returns to her old stomping grounds," 5 Aug. 2019 How much of this is due to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is open to debate, but pointing to a few cases of noncompliance does not prove its irrelevance. — Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, "What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? Here’s why it’s still important," 15 July 2019 When Chris finally gets Billy on the phone, after fighting with corporate lackeys determined to keep him from speaking to the chief, the Dorsey stand-in begins to rail against his increasing irrelevance as a figurehead. — Aja Romano, Vox, "“Smithereens” takes aim at the tech dystopia we already live in but has nothing new to say.," 5 June 2019 The Menendez brothers — in their day, nearly as fixated upon as Simpson has been — have receded into appropriate irrelevance in 2019, as have Scott Peterson, Robert Blake, and Casey Anthony. — Graham Hillard, National Review, "O. J. Simpson Joins Twitter," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irrelevance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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