CEFR C1

irrelevant

adjective

Meaning

Not connected with or important to the matter at hand; not pertinent.

Examples

His personal life was irrelevant to the case.
The judge told the jury to disregard the witness's irrelevant remarks.

Synonyms: unimportant, extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable

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irrelevant (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Definition

Not connected with or important to the matter at hand; not pertinent.

Examples

His personal life was irrelevant to the case.
The judge told the jury to disregard the witness's irrelevant remarks.
All the details about the car's color were irrelevant to the accident investigation.

How to Use irrelevant

irrelevant to (prepositional phrase): Not connected with or important to something specific. — "The color of the car is irrelevant to the cause of the accident."

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