Synonyms

beside the point

Idioms

Also,. Irrelevant, off the subject. For example, Whether you had insurance is beside the point; the accident is your fault. These terms came into common use in the mid-1800s. Also see neither here nor there.

Example Sentences

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That it may be riddled with falsehoods is beside the point.

From Salon

He’s read “Ulysses” four times, but that’s beside the point.

From MarketWatch

Sometimes the creative execution is beside the point in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal

He never begged off for an afternoon beauty date with his grandmother—the fact that he didn’t have a grandmother was beside the point.

From Literature

Whether the faked White House photo of Nekina Levy Armstrong was genuinely meant to fool anyone is, I think, beside the point.

From Salon

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