His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with.
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Beside the point
Synonyms for "beside the point" (39 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (8)
Noun(1 words)
be irrelevant
Strong matches (12)
Related words (19)
inconsequentirrelativeirrelevantnihil ad remnonessentialnot at issueoff the subjectout-of-the-wayparentheticparentheticalperipheralpointto no purposeunessentialvainly
Noun(1 words)
irrelevant example
Adjective(1 words)
irrelevant remark
Adverb(1 words)
off topic example
Adverb(1 words)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Judges in the British law courts used to tell lawyers who spoke beside the point or quoted irrelevant cases that they might as well say that Robin Hood in Barnsdale stood.
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