inapposite
Beside the point
Inapposite means not fitting or appropriate to the situation.
The word is formal and literary, the opposite of apposite: His remarks were inapposite to the occasion.
Something inapposite misses the mark—irrelevant or out of place when relevance was expected.
Lacking in propriety
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- unbecomingInappropriate or unsuitable
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
inapt · unfitting · inadvisable · inopportune · untimely · out-of-place · misplaced · unbefitting
Unrelated to discussion
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- unrelatedHaving no link
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
nonessential · peripheral · incidental · digressive · disconnected · inconsequential · unconnected · irrelative
Lacking steady uniformity
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- clashingStriking with discord
jarring · anomalous · dissonant · at-odds · mismatched · inconsonant · discrepant · contrary
improper
Lacking in propriety
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- unbecomingInappropriate or unsuitable
unseemly · inapt · unfitting · inadvisable · inopportune · untimely · out-of-place · misplaced · unbefitting · wrong
off-topic
Unrelated to discussion
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- unrelatedHaving no link
tangential · nonessential · peripheral · incidental · digressive · disconnected · inconsequential · unconnected · irrelative · moot
inconsistent
Lacking steady uniformity
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
clashing · jarring · anomalous · dissonant · at-odds · mismatched · inconsonant · discrepant · contrary · conflicting