Need another word that means the same as “irrelevant”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “irrelevant” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Irrelevant” are: immaterial, not pertinent, not germane, off the subject, neither here nor there, unconnected, unrelated, peripheral, tangential, extraneous, inapposite, inapt, inapplicable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “irrelevant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| extraneous | Coming from the outside. Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph. |
| immaterial | Lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other. Ghosts and other immaterial entities. |
| inapplicable | Not capable of being applied. The details are likely to be inapplicable to other designs. |
| inapposite | Of an inappropriate or misapplied nature. The Shakespearean allusions are inapposite. |
| inapt | Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances. A more inapt name I cannot imagine. |
| neither here nor there | Being here now. |
| not germane | Relevant and appropriate. |
| not pertinent | Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand. |
| off the subject | Below a satisfactory level. |
| peripheral | Related to the key issue but not of central importance. She will see their problems as peripheral to her own. |
| tangential | Relating to or along a tangent. A tangential line. |
| unconnected | Lacking orderly continuity. The earth wire was left unconnected. |
| unrelated | Not related or linked. Unrelated facts. |
| digressive | Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject. A digressive allusion to the day of the week. |
| discursive | (of a style of speech or writing) fluent and expansive. Students often write dull second hand discursive prose. |
| disembodied | (of a sound) lacking any obvious physical source. A disembodied ghost. |
| disregard | Lack of attention and due care. The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard. |
| ethereal | Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world. Sodium is dissolved in ethereal solutions of aromatic ketones. |
| except | Take exception to. Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control. |
| excursive | Tending to deviate from a course or activity; digressive. His excursive remarks. |
| extraction | The ethnic origin of someone’s family. A worker of Polish extraction. |
| forget | Forget to do something. For years she had struggled to forget about him. |
| ignore | Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally. He ignored her outraged question. |
| immaterial | Not consisting of matter. Ghosts and other immaterial entities. |
| inapplicable | Not relevant or appropriate. Rules inapplicable to day students. |
| incommensurate | Out of keeping or proportion with. A reward incommensurate with his effort. |
| indirect | Not done directly; conducted through intermediaries. Reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light. |
| insubstantial | Lacking strength and solidity. Vinyl siding has become the standard bearer for cheap insubstantial construction. |
| intangible | An intangible thing. That intangible thing the soul. |
| moot | Open to argument or debate. That is a moot question. |
| neglect | The state of something that has been unused and neglected. He neglected to write to her. |
| obscurity | An obscure and unimportant standing; not well known. Poems of impenetrable obscurity. |
| omit | Fail or neglect to do. He was omitted from the second Test. |
| overlook | Have a view of from above. He seems to have overlooked one important fact. |
| potter | A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter s wheel and bakes them it a kiln. I might potter into Nice for the day. |
| rambling | Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly. A rambling discursive book. |
| sidetrack | Divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan. A development well drilled in the south west field is flowing at thousands of barrels a day after being sidetracked. |
| tangential | Hardly touching a matter; peripheral. A tangential line. |
| undeserved | Not deserved or earned. An undeserved term of imprisonment. |
| unimportant | Not important. Trivial and unimportant details. |
| unnoticed | Not noticed. A deliberate kick that went unnoticed by the referee. |
| unsuitable | Not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse. A solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces. |
| wandering | Having no fixed course. A wandering preacher. |
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