| Main Entry: | beside the point |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not pertaining to |
Synonyms: |
beside the question, extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, nihil ad rem, not at issue, not important, not to the purpose, off the subject, pointless, unimportant, unrelated, wide of the mark, wide of the point |
| Main Entry: | wide of the mark |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | off the subject |
Synonyms: |
beside the point, far afield, nihil ad rem, not on target, off-course, off-target, wide |