inapplicable

adjective
UK: /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbl/
US: /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbl/

  1. Not relevant or suitable for a particular situation or person.

    1. That rule is inapplicable here because we have a special case.
    2. The old regulations were deemed inapplicable to the new high-tech industry, so they revised.

  2. Describes something that cannot be used or does not apply in a specific instance.

    1. The discount is inapplicable to sale items in the store.
    2. Since the data was corrupted, the statistical analysis became inapplicable to the research questions.

Synonyms

irrelevant unsuitable inappropriate unfitting

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "inapplicable" in English means: Not relevant or suitable for a particular situation or person., Describes something that cannot be used or does not apply in a specific instance..

The phonetic transcription of "inapplicable" is /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbl/ in British English and /ˌɪnˈæplɪkəbl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "inapplicable": irrelevant, unsuitable, inappropriate, unfitting.

Example usage of "inapplicable": "That rule is inapplicable here because we have a special case.". More examples on the page.