Synonyms for pertinent
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Relevant
relevant, germane, apposite, applicable, apropos, appropriate, apt, material, felicitous, suitable, pat, ad rem, opportune, seasonable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- connected
Example sentences
- relevant Could you summarise the relevant points, please?
- applicable I love how universally applicable these lyrics are.
- germane How is that question germane to what we're discussing?
- apposite In their minds, a joke is always apposite.
- salient Yanni was a salient suspect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pertinent | falling | |
| relevant | rising | |
| applicable | falling | |
| germane | falling | |
| apposite | steady | |
| salient | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pat1, apt1
- 7 letters
- salient3, apropos3, germane2
- 8 letters
- material4, relevant3, suitable3, apposite
- 9 letters
- opportune3
- 10 letters
- applicable4, felicitous4, seasonable4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salient3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pertinent
- Italiano
- equo
- Español
- pertinente