Impertinent
Impertinent adjective - Not having anything to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: your résumé needlessly lists skills that are impertinent to the job for which you are applying
Tangential and impertinent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tangential" instead an adjective "Impertinent".
Nearby Word: impertinence
Tangential
Tangential adjective - Of superficial relevance if any.
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Synonyms for Tangential
Impertinent and tangential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impertinent" instead an adjective "Tangential".
Nearby Word: tangent
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Related pairs
- inapt and impertinent
- inapt and tangential
- unsuitable and impertinent
- unsuitable and tangential
- immaterial and impertinent
- immaterial and tangential
- irrelevant and impertinent
- irrelevant and tangential
- unrelated and impertinent
- unrelated and tangential
- extraneous and impertinent
- extraneous and tangential
- unconnected and impertinent
- unconnected and tangential
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