relevant

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. pertinent, fitting, apposite, applicable, apropos, germane, appropriate. See relation.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. pertinent, applicable, Germane, apropos, suitable, appropriate, apposite, fit, proper, becoming, pertaining to, apt, important, fitting, congruous, related, material, conforming, concerning, conformant, compatible, accordant, referring, harmonious, correspondent, consonant, congruent, consistent, correlated, associated, allied, relative, affinitive, connected, to the point, to the purpose, bearing on the question, having direct bearing, having to do with, ad rem (Latin), pat, on the nose*.

Ant. irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial.

Syn.- relevant implies close logical relationship with, and importance to, the matter under consideration [relevant testimony ] ; Germane implies such close natural connection as to be highly appropriate or fit [ your reminiscences are not truly Germane to this discussion ] ; pertinent implies an immediate and direct bearing on the matter at hand [ a pertinent suggestion ] ; apposite applies to that which is both relevant and happily suitable or appropriate [ an apposite analogy ] ; applicable refers to that which can be brought to bear upon a particular matter or problem [ your description is applicable to several people ] ; apropos is used of that which is opportune as well as relevant [ an apropos remark ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

relating, pertinent, applicable, germane, to the point, material, relative, apropos, connected, apt.

ANT.: irrelevant, beside the point, unrelated

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent. Idiom: to the point. See RELEVANT.