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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On that timescale, human intervention is irrelevant.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The filing argued that Broadnax’s lyrics were irrelevant to his case since they weren’t used during the guilt-or-innocence phase of arguments.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Their resumes don’t stack up with the pedigree of the opposition, but in the WBC, experience is all relative, and often irrelevant.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The filing argued that Broadnax’s lyrics were irrelevant to his case since they weren’t used during the guilt-or-innocence phase of arguments.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Their resumes don’t stack up with the pedigree of the opposition, but in the WBC, experience is all relative, and often irrelevant.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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 18 Mar. 2026.
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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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