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Synonyms & Antonyms for irrelevant
Synonyms
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative
Antonyms
applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant
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Politics should be irrelevant to a Jewish leader, Koves said. — James Mcauley, Washington Post, "Hungary’s Orban has asked a rabbi to take over a stalled Holocaust museum. Many Jews still fear a whitewash.," 26 Aug. 2019 Whether or not somebody likes a certain food is irrelevant to a different person. — Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Stanley of Kiss: 'We have a certain expiration date'," 22 Aug. 2019 Mosler, by contrast, wanted to prove that tax revenues were irrelevant to government spending. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, "The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money," 20 Aug. 2019 The reason there is so little money in politics is that in most races, cash is irrelevant to electoral results. — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, "Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics," 12 Aug. 2019 Had China reformed its financial and legal system, the territory would be irrelevant to its global business. — The Economist, "Hong Kong remains crucially important to mainland China," 8 Aug. 2019 Melody Farris’s attorney Michael Ray said the investigators have the phone records now, so the point was irrelevant to the bond hearing. — Erin Schilling, ajc, "Cherokee County woman denied bond in husband’s murder," 17 July 2019 This includes content that is irrelevant to their interests that might have otherwise been recommended by the company’s algorithm. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "YouTube introducing changes to give people more control over recommended videos," 26 June 2019 So the position of the gallows is irrelevant to the position of the treasure. — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘How to Find Simple Treasures in Complex Numbers’," 22 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irrelevant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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