beside the point

phrase

Synonyms of beside the pointnext
: irrelevant

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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 Of course, given the loose relationship between scholarship and Burroughs’ uses of it, all that may be beside the point for anyone reading his novels. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beside the point

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beside the point was in 1591

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“Beside the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beside%20the%20point. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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