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Synonyms for relevant

  • adjective

Most common

current up-to-date prevalent prevailing applicable pertinent

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Up-to-date — not out of date; current

up-to-date, current, prevalent, prevailing, rife

2. Pertinent

pertinent, applicable, germane, important, appropriate, apposite, suitable, salient, proper, right, fit, apt

Other

respective

Antonyms

irrelevant, immaterial, simple

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not out of date; current.

  2. adj. 2

    Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

Related words

Word family
relevance relevancy relief relieve reliever

Example sentences

  • current Dilma Rousseff is the current President of Brazil.
  • prevalent Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris.
  • prevailing Bad cold is prevailing throughout the country.
  • applicable I love how universally applicable these lyrics are.
  • pertinent Could you please summarize the pertinent points?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
relevantrising
currentsteady
prevalentsteady
prevailingfalling
applicablefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fit1, apt1
4 letters
rife1
5 letters
right1
6 letters
proper2
7 letters
current2, salient3, germane2
8 letters
suitable3, apposite
9 letters
important3, prevalent3, pertinent3
10 letters
respective3, applicable4, prevailing3
11 letters
appropriate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proper2 = 2 syllables).