Phrase guide

beside the point

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Irrelevant, moot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: to the point

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adv

Meaning 2

Irrelevantly, off-topic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: asiaankuulumaton — irrelevant
  • French: c'est pas le problème — irrelevant
  • German: darum geht es nicht — irrelevant
  • Icelandic: óviðkomandi — irrelevant
  • Icelandic: utan við efnið — irrelevant
  • Icelandic: sem kemur málinu ekki við — irrelevant
  • Italian: irrilevante — irrelevant
  • Italian: non c'entra — irrelevant
  • Italian: fuori contesto — irrelevant
  • Māori: hape — irrelevant
  • Polish: bez związku — irrelevant
  • Spanish: no venir a cuento — irrelevant
  • Spanish: no venir al caso — irrelevant
  • Finnish: asian vierestä — irrelevantly
  • Icelandic: óviðkomandi — irrelevantly
  • Icelandic: utan við efnið — irrelevantly
  • Icelandic: sem kemur málinu ekki við — irrelevantly
  • Italian: irrilevantemente — irrelevantly
  • Polish: bez związku — irrelevantly
  • Spanish: fuera de propósito — irrelevantly