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Antonyms for Pertinent

Adjective:

Definition:

Not relevant or applicable to the current topic or situation.

Examples:

1. His argument was irrelevant to the discussion.
2. The information she provided was extraneous and only confused the issue further.
3. The teacher asked the students to disregard any unrelated information.

Noun:

Definition:

Something that is unrelated or not suited to the matter or situation.

Examples:

1. Please remove any irrelevance from your presentation.
2. The author included a few digressions in his book that detracted from the main story.
3. The committee decided to eliminate all distractions in order to stay focused on their goals.