IRRELEVANCE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelevance

noun

i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)s

Definition of irrelevance

as in inapplicability

the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of irrelevance The asylum program continues to be shrunk into irrelevance. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 Throughout the film, the shadow of Emily weighs on Jessie, steadily increasing her fears of irrelevance and obsolescence. — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026 The lines defining where a digital transaction ends and a physical retail experience begins have blurred into irrelevance. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 This is familiar territory for singular sports figures; think of how, over three seasons of 100 Foot Wave, big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has opened up about his own vacillation between craving dominance and fearing irrelevance. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevance

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Noun

Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.

— New York Times, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of inapplicability

Noun

He was used to being alone without Robin and postretirement but being alone in the interminable stretch of predawn hours was a different sort of emptiness.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.

— Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of emptiness

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