irrelevant
adjective/ɪˈrɛləvənt/
Frequency rank: #4,328 most common English word
Meaning
Not connected to or related to the matter being discussed.
Example sentence
His comment about the weather was completely irrelevant to our discussion about the budget.
Synonyms & related words
- unrelated
- unimportant
- inapplicable
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