PERTINENCE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

pertinence

noun

ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s

Definition of pertinence

as in relevance

the fact or state of being pertinent job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of pertinence During Joy Engine's Meet the Artist gathering on February 9, many of the grant recipients addressed the pertinence of their projects in the current socio-political landscape. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Shackleton has some pertinence for fans of Apple TV’s sci-fi alternate-history series For All Mankind, in which prospectors from the United States and the Soviet Union compete for water resources inside the crater. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026 In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible. — Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 His latest work, The Urgency of Indigenous Values—available via JSTOR’s Path to Open program—not only examines the origins, wisdom, and pertinence of Haudenosaunee beliefs, but also confronts the inherent limitations of such examination. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pertinence

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Noun

Four years after the Juan Soto trade, the two former Padres draftees have helped Washington return to relevance.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 4 July 2026
Take action to protect your identity Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of relevance

Noun

Names that balanced regional pride, cultural relevancy, and just the right amount of dad-joke magic.

— Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
If the Mets are looking to charge back into relevancy — in some fashion despite being trade deadline sellers — Lindor will need to return in vintage form to charge the clubhouse.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

Definition of relevancy

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