irrelevant

(ĭ-rĕl'ə-vənt)
adj.
Unrelated to the matter being considered.

irrelevantly ir·rel'e·vant·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent. These adjectives mean not pertinent to the subject under consideration: an irrelevant comment; a question extraneous to the discussion; an objection that is immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts.
ANTONYM  relevant

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adjective

Not relevant or pertinent to the subject; not applicable: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable. Idioms: beside the point, neither here nor there. See relevant/irrelevant.

adj

Definition: beside the point
Antonyms: appropriate, necessary, pertinent, related, relevant

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Unrelated or inapplicable to the matter in issue.

Irrelevant evidence has no tendency to prove or disprove any contested fact in a lawsuit.

IN BRIEF: Unrelated to the subject.

The testimony was thrown out of the case as it was deemed irrelevant.

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• Reason and Rationale - irrelevant: (adj) not pertinent, immaterial

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Common misspelling(s) of irrelevant

• irelevent

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - irrelevant, uden betydning, uvedkommende

Nederlands (Dutch)
irrelevant, er niet toe doend

Français (French)
adj. - pas pertinent, hors de propos, sans rapport avec le sujet

Deutsch (German)
adj. - irrelevant, belanglos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσχετος (κν. ξεκάρφωτος)

Italiano (Italian)
irrilevante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irrelevante

Русский (Russian)
неуместный, несоответствующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irrelevante, fuera de lugar, improcedente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - irrelevant, omotiverad, ej tillämplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不恰当的, 不相干的, 无关系的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不恰當的, 不相干的, 無關係的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부적절한, 무관계한, 시대에 뒤진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適切な, 現代性に欠けた, 無関係の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير متصل بالموضوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא שייך לעניין, לא רלוונטי‬

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