apparently irrelevant

Frequency: 6.27.0 per million words

Suggests that something seems irrelevant based on available evidence, but this might not be the whole truth.

irrelevantADVERB + irrelevant

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apparently

Examples (10)

  • What seemed apparently irrelevant at first later proved crucial.
  • His comments were apparently irrelevant to the discussion, but held a deeper meaning.
  • The detail was dismissed as apparently irrelevant until new evidence emerged.
  • She found the initial instructions apparently irrelevant to her task.
  • Despite being apparently irrelevant, the small clue led to the solution.
  • The witness's statement seemed apparently irrelevant to the police.
  • He presented some facts that were apparently irrelevant to the main argument.
  • The data might appear apparently irrelevant without proper context.
  • Don't discard information that is apparently irrelevant too quickly.
  • At first glance, her previous work experience was apparently irrelevant to the job.