Irrelevant
Not related to or important for the matter at hand; not on-topic.
adjectiveIrrelevant
Not related to or important for the matter at hand; not on-topic.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine you're in a meeting about a budget plan and someone starts talking about their weekend trip. The weekend story has nothing to do with the budget, so it's irrelevant to the discussion.
Sounds Like
ih-REL-uh-vuhnt
Looks Like
Looks like relevant with the negating prefix ir- (not).
Remember This
Irrelevant is the opposite of relevant. The prefix ir- is a negation that attaches to a word starting with r, turning on-topic information into not-on-topic information.
Other Forms
Connect With
relevant, pertinent, applicability, extraneous, unrelated
Note
In formal writing, cite only information that is relevant to the argument. Avoid labeling ideas as irrelevant unless you can clearly justify why they do not pertain to the topic.