Meaning & use

relevant

adjective·Academic

Closely connected to the topic or purpose being considered.

See it in a sentence

Include only details that are relevant to your main question.

Her experience repairing bicycles was relevant to the job.

A note on using this word

Use relevant to a topic, question, or situation. Interesting information is not always relevant information.

Words with a similar meaning

applicablepertinent

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Words with an opposite meaning

irrelevantunrelated

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