inapplicable

inapplicable
Synonyms and related words:
adrift, beside the mark, beside the point, beside the question, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign, functionless, ill-adapted, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, immaterial, impertinent, improper, in disrepair, inadmissible, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incidental, inconsequent, inept, infelicitous, inoperable, inoperative, irrelative, irrelevant, mal a propos, maladjusted, malapropos, misjoined, mismatched, mismated, misplaced, nihil ad rem, nonessential, nonfunctional, nonutilitarian, not at issue, off base, off the subject, otiose, out of character, out of joint, out of keeping, out of line, out of order, out of place, out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of tune, out of whack, out-of-the-way, parenthetical, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unconducive, unconnected, unemployable, unessential, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unhelpful, unqualified, unrelated, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unusable, unworkable

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  • inapplicable — [ inaplikabl ] adj. • 1762; de 1. in et applicable ♦ Qui ne peut être appliqué. Théorie, décret, réforme inapplicable. Règle inapplicable à un cas (⇒ exception) . Procédé inapplicable en la circonstance. ⊗ CONTR. Applicable. ● inapplicable… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inapplicable — In*ap pli*ca*ble, a. [Pref. in not + applicable.] Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill. Syn: Unsuitable; unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate; inapposite;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inapplicable — I adjective alien, at variance, clashing, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, divergent, foreign, ill adapted, impertinent, improper, inadmissible, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incommensurable, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous,… …   Law dictionary

  • inapplicable — (adj.) 1650s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + APPLICABLE (Cf. applicable). Related: Inapplicably; inapplicability …   Etymology dictionary

  • inapplicable — [adj] not relevant extraneous, foreign, garbage*, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, inappropriate, inappurtenant, inapropos, inapt, inconsistent, irrelative, irrelevant, remote, unsuitable, unsuited; concept 546 Ant. applicable, related,… …   New thesaurus

  • inapplicable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not relevant or appropriate. DERIVATIVES inapplicability noun …   English terms dictionary

  • inapplicable — [in ap′li kə bəl] adj. not applicable; not suitable; inappropriate inapplicability n. inapplicably adv …   English World dictionary

  • inapplicable — in|ap|pli|ca|ble [ˌınəˈplıkəbəl, ınˈæplıkəbəl US ınˈæplık ] adj rules, statements, questions etc that are inapplicable are not suitable, correct, or able to be used in a particular situation ≠ ↑applicable inapplicable to ▪ Most of the new… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inapplicable — adj. inapplicable to * * * [ɪn æplɪkəb(ə)l] inapplicable to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inapplicable — [[t]ɪ̱nəplɪ̱kəb(ə)l, AM ɪnæ̱plɪk [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to n Something that is inapplicable to what you are talking about is not relevant or appropriate to it. His theory was inapplicable to many underdeveloped economies. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • inapplicable — adjective a description, question, or rule that is inapplicable to a particular subject cannot sensibly be used about it (+ to): These new regulations are inapplicable to us. inapplicability noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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