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   Not out of date; current.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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1. Monica Ganley:

   When a border is closed or barriers to trade are put in place, I absolutely expect there would be an impact on consumers, we're absolutely going to see higher prices. This is a very real and very relevant concern for American consumers.

2. Ahmad Vahidi:

   During field investigations by the relevant bodies, suspicious samples have been found, which are being examined at laboratories in order to identify the causes of complications in students, results will be announced as soon as possible by the Ministry of Health.

3. Cristian Maggio:

   The China data in the best case is neutral so the rebound in oil is probably the more relevant factor.

4. Edward Weidenfeld:

   I do like the idea of remaining relevant, active, having a passion. The idea of sitting by a lake in northern Wisconsin and fishing all day doesn't hold much appeal to me.

5. Boediarso Teguh Widodo:

   There are concerns of criminalisation, in order to overcome this issue, the government has been asking relevant agencies 'to calm down' and not investigate until projects are finished.