Synonyms for relevant
ˈrɛl ə vəntrel·e·vant

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1. relevantadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

2. relevantadjective

   Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

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

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

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

3. relevantadjective

   Not out of date; current.

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

   Antonyms:
   irrelevantEnglish

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1. relevantadjective

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

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

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

1. relevant

   Synonyms:
   appropriate, pertinent, apt, applicable, bearing

   Antonyms:
   inappropriate, impertinent, irrelevant

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

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1. cogentadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 16, 2023  

2. contextualadjective

   Submitted by debnathcr on August 25, 2021  

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1. relevantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pertinent, applicable, fit, proper, apt, suitable, appropriate, apposite, to the purpose, to the point

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1. relevantadjective

   Synonyms:
   pertinent, germane, apposite

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1. List of paraphrases for "relevant":

   pertinent, competent, related, concerned, appropriate, corresponding, applicable, relevance, relating, interested, associated, respective, useful, important, involved, germane, pertaining, pertinentes, suitable, proper, adequate, meaningful, interest, responsible, significant, skilled

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How to use relevant in a sentence?

1. James Comey:

   You'd almost have to fire everyone in the FBI and the Justice Department to derail the relevant investigations.

2. Joe Schallmoser:

   I saw this as a chance to show how important PE is relevant to the whole child, finding ways to provide some normalcy( went) a long way toward keeping the kids excited about coming to school.

3. The Commission:

   The high threshold introduced under Polish law does not take into account all relevant criteria and standards.

4. Charles Grassley:

   Reportedly, the FBI even neglected to notify the relevant local police departments of these specific threats, which urged followers of the terrorist group to assassinate American citizens, these alleged failures are alarming, given the FBI’s stated commitment to ‘work closely with federal, state, and local partners to keep the public informed of potential threats.’.

5. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   The NSA, in particular, is withholding what are potentially relevant documents to our oversight responsibilities on Ukraine, but also withholding documents potentially relevant that the senators might want to see during the trial.