irrelevant

Definition

  • adjective: not important or relating to what is being discussed right now
  • adjective: not relevant
  • sometimes + 'to'
  • synonyms: inapplicable, unrelated, extraneous

Examples

  • Her comments were 'irrelevant to' our discussion.

  • He talked 'irrelevantly' about the weather.

  • His comment is completely 'irrelevant'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We know that you've been contacted by a certain ... ... individual. A man who calls himself "Morpheus." Whatever you think you know about this man is irrelevant. He is considered by many authorities ... ... to be the most dangerous man alive. My colleagues ... ... believe that I am wasting (..)
    1999 The Matrix