Antonyms for relevant
ˈrɛl ə vəntrel·e·vant

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1. relevantadjective

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

   Synonyms:
   applicable, significant, in point, pertinent, germane, salient

2. relevantadjective

   Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

   His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

   Synonyms:
   pertinent, in point, significant, germane, salient, applicable

3. relevantadjective

   Not out of date; current.

   Synonyms:
   applicable, salient, pertinent, germane, significant, in point

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. relevantadjective

   Antonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Synonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. relevant

   Antonyms:
   inappropriate, impertinent, irrelevant

   Synonyms:
   appropriate, pertinent, apt, applicable, bearing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. relevantadjective

   having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

   "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

   Antonyms:
   irrelevant, orthogonal, tangential, extraneous, moot, unsuitable, immaterial, digressive, inapplicable, impertinent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relevantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pertinent, germane, apposite

How to use relevant in a sentence?

1. David Topper:

   General Atlantic's specific focus on providing growth capital and strategic expertise for companies worldwide has proven consistently relevant in today's global economy.

2. James Athey:

   Where clients knowingly sign up to such mandate designs, they are often implicitly permitting portfolio managers to pay a `greenium’ [green-based premium] for bonds that satisfy the relevant criteria.

3. James Lewis:

   Once there is an assurance of appropriate medical care, once it is clear he will be repatriated to Australia to serve any sentence, then we can safely say the district judge would not have decided the relevant question in the way that she did.

4. Cristian Rossi:

   The percentages are small, but that does not mean it's not relevant.

5. Martin Dinha:

   Give her a break, there are many people, including whites, running wildlife conservancies and no one questions their status. Those settlers at Manzou will have to leave. If they are genuine farmers who want land suitable for farming, then they should approach relevant offices.

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