BESIDE THE POINT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

beside the point

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Definition of beside the point

as in irrelevant

not having anything to do with the matter at hand I know your car broke down but that's beside the point, since you're late every single day, car trouble or not.

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Recent Examples of beside the point That is technically true but completely beside the point, the public health equivalent of noting that the tide has only crept up a few inches while standing in a basement that is starting to flood. — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Whether Ervebo ultimately proves to provide clinically meaningful protection against Bundibugyo virus is almost beside the point. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Whether a 28-year-old options trader needs any of it is beside the point. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Questions about the film’s treatment of race sparked by the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra are largely beside the point, according to Zacharia. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beside the point

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“Beside the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beside%20the%20point. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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