relevant.

connected to or having a useful bearing on the matter under consideration

Use it for

Words that belong together

• relevant evidence
• relevant to the question
• directly relevant

On the page

Only evidence relevant to the claim should be included.

The earlier dispute is relevant to interpreting the letter.

A true statement may still be irrelevant to the research question.

Usage notes

Primary curation section: Academic. Relevance depends on the question and context; it is not the same as truth, popularity, or importance in general. Comparative: more relevant; superlative: most relevant. Related noun: relevance.