irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
i-ˈre-lə-vənt 
: not relevant : inapplicable
that statement is irrelevant to your argument
irrelevantly
adverb
Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence
His comment is completely irrelevant.
irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.
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Rob Young, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
But that was irrelevant against one of the least guardable jump shots of all time.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
But animal experts from the Universities of Lincoln and Sussex, in England, and the Jean Monnet University in France wanted to test whether dogs could understand and identify meaningful content, such as their name, buried among irrelevant sentences and spoken in a flat tone.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Rob Young, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
But that was irrelevant against one of the least guardable jump shots of all time.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
But animal experts from the Universities of Lincoln and Sussex, in England, and the Jean Monnet University in France wanted to test whether dogs could understand and identify meaningful content, such as their name, buried among irrelevant sentences and spoken in a flat tone.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irrelevant
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“Irrelevant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevant. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
(ˈ)ir-ˈ(r)el-ə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
the evidence presented was judged irrelevant to the case
irrelevance
noun
-vən(t)s
or irrelevancy
-vən-sē
irrelevantly
adverb
Legal Definition
irrelevant
adjective
ir·rel·e·vant
ir-ˈre-lə-vənt
: not relevant : not applicable or pertinent
irrelevant allegations
irrelevant evidence
compare immaterial
irrelevantly
adverb
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