1
as in spiritual
not composed of matter
it is only possible to study immaterial forces like gravity by observing their effects on the physical world
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2
as in irrelevant
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
while undoubtedly upsetting, that story is immaterial to the question of why you are late
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Recent Examples of immaterial
Whether those producing for us are located across the street or on the other side of the world is immaterial.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other organizations claimed the requirement violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits states from denying the right to vote because of an immaterial error.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Of course, the game is immaterial to the actual voting.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
While this finding may sound immaterial, understanding the structure of white dwarfs could ultimately prove key in discovering what mysterious dark matter is made from.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other organizations claimed the requirement violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits states from denying the right to vote because of an immaterial error.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Of course, the game is immaterial to the actual voting.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
While this finding may sound immaterial, understanding the structure of white dwarfs could ultimately prove key in discovering what mysterious dark matter is made from.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaterial
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Watching Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on Resurrection Sunday was more of a spiritual experience than a religious one.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
23 Apr. 2025
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Typically, the electorate holds a mass to ask for spiritual guidance before the papal election takes place, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.—
Rob Young,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.—
Randy L. Friedman,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
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The song borders on the absurd, but its faith in the metaphysical properties of a melody is infectious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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But now, almost five years after the pandemic, what exactly is driving this metaphysical renaissance?—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Put simply, superheated plasma was being tested as fuel, but the temperatures melted any sort of solid container, so the experiments used nonmaterial vessels formed from extremely powerful magnetic fields.—
Werner Herzog,
The New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2023
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The author excludes them all, asserting that belief in any kind of nonmaterial, ethereal world lacks empirical support.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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Level up your LinkedIn by fixing these invisible barriers Your LinkedIn growth depends on mastering these fundamental elements that most people miss.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The female moths deposit their almost invisible eggs in places where spider webs are likely to form, especially rotten logs, tree hollows and rock cavities.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
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The rules allow investigators of every social class and how to bring them together for a game of supernatural mystery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Oct. 2024
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One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Immaterial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaterial. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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