Relevant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
  • adj. Not out of date; current.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Relieving; lending aid or support.
  • adj. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable.
  • adj. Sufficient to support the cause.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To the purpose; pertinent; applicable: as, the testimony is not relevant to the case.
  • In law, being in subject-matter germane to the controversy; conducive to the proof or disproof of a fact in issue or a pertinent hypothesis. See irrelevant.
  • In Scots law, sufficient legally: as, a relevant plea.
  • Synonyms and Apposite, appropriate, suitable, fit.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  • Equivalent
    germane    pertinent    applicable   
    Antonym
    irrelevant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    relieving    pertinent    applicable    relative    significant    germane    salient   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    irrelevant   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    specific    valid    critical    vital    useful    meaningful    above    environmental