Synonyms for inapplicable
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Irrelevant
irrelevant, inapposite, unsuitable, inapt, inappropriate, unsuited, unfit, impertinent, unadapted, unapt, improper, inept
Other
unapplicable rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
The argument is inapplicable to the case.
Example sentences
- irrelevant She pays too much attention to irrelevant things.
- unsuitable There is no bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | falling | |
| irrelevant | steady | |
| unsuitable | falling | |
| inapt | steady | |
| inapposite | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- unfit2, inept2, inapt, unapt
- 8 letters
- improper3, unsuited3
- 9 letters
- unadapted
- 10 letters
- irrelevant4, unsuitable4, inapposite
- 11 letters
- impertinent4
- 12 letters
- unapplicable
- 13 letters
- inappropriate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unfit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inapplicable