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Irrelevant vs. Irreverent
Irrelevant
/ɪˈreləvənt/Examples:
"No, of course not, but what I want is irrelevant.""Incompetent, immaterial, irrelevant."Some of the incidents seemed at the time irrelevant and unmeaning.
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Irreverent
/ɪˈrevərənt/Examples:
His irreverent jokes shook the solemn audience.The artist takes an irreverent approach to classic themes.Irreverent memes spread quickly across social media.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Irrelevant refers to something that is not connected or related to the subject at hand, while irreverent describes a lack of respect for things that are generally taken seriously.
- Remember that "relevant" is related to context and appropriateness, so "irrelevant" means the opposite of that.
- Think of "reverence" as showing deep respect—irreverent is the opposite and displays the lack of it.
- Irrelevant ends with "-levant", like "relevant", keeping the focus on relation to a topic.
- Irreverent has "-reverent", akin to the word "revere," indicating respect or not, depending on the context.
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