# irrelevant

**Pronunciation:** /ɪˈrɛləvənt/ · ih-REL-uh-vuhnt

**CEFR level:** C1

**Part of speech:** 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.
- All the details about the car's color were irrelevant to the accident investigation.

## Synonyms

- unimportant — Lacks connection or significance.
- extraneous — Not essential or relevant to the main subject.
- immaterial — Not significant or relevant, especially to a legal or logical argument.
- inapplicable — Not relevant or suitable in a particular situation.

## Antonyms

- relevant — Directly connected or related to the matter at hand.
- pertinent — Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

## Common patterns

- irrelevant to — Not connected with or important to something specific. — The color of the car is irrelevant to the cause of the accident.

## Collocations

- completely irrelevant — His comments about the weather were completely irrelevant to the business meeting.
- utterly irrelevant — The judge ruled that the defendant's past convictions were utterly irrelevant to the current charges.
- highly irrelevant — The professor warned students against including highly irrelevant information in their essays.

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