IRRELATIVE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelative

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-tiv

Definition of irrelative

as in irrelevant

not having anything to do with the matter at hand these irrelative points only to serve to dilute what is otherwise a strong case

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Relevance

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irrelevant

Adjective

The shift may have been good for business, but users often lamented that lack of control, complaining that the recommendation algorithms could send them down rabbit holes of irrelevant or even toxic content.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO predicts that advances in robotics and space exploration could eventually make conventional money irrelevant.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of irrelevant

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