off-topic

adjective

Not related to the matter under discussion.

Opposite
on-topic
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Meanings

adjectiveoff-topic (comparative more off-topic, superlative most off-topic)

comparative more off-topic · superlative most off-topic · alternative offtopic · alternative off topic

  1. Not related to the matter under discussion.

    When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks.

    1992, Dial in, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
on-topic
Also see
irrelevantotiose

Origin

From off- + topic.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic خارج الـموضوع
  • خارج الـموضوعnot related to the matter being discussed
Bulgarian извън темата, не по темата
  • извън темата (izvăn temata)not related to the matter being discussed
  • не по темата (ne po temata)not related to the matter being discussed
Czech mimo téma
  • mimo témanot related to the matter being discussed
Estonian teemaväline
  • teemavälinenot related to the matter being discussed
Finnish asiaan kuulumaton, epäasiallinen
  • asiaan kuulumatonnot related to the matter being discussed
  • epäasiallinennot related to the matter being discussed
  • asiatonnot related to the matter being discussed
French hors sujet
  • hors sujetnot related to the matter being discussed
German sachfremd, unsachlich
  • sachfremdnot related to the matter being discussed
  • unsachlichnot related to the matter being discussed
Italian fuori tema
  • fuori temanot related to the matter being discussed
Polish nie na temat
  • nie na tematnot related to the matter being discussed
Russian не по те́ме, оффто́п
  • не по те́ме (ne po téme)not related to the matter being discussed
  • оффто́п (offtóp)not related to the matter being discussed
Slovak mimo témy
  • mimo témynot related to the matter being discussed
Spanish fuera de tema
  • fuera de temanot related to the matter being discussed
Swedish irrelevant
  • irrelevantnot related to the matter being discussed
Vietnamese lạc đề
  • lạc đềnot related to the matter being discussed
Cite this entry
APA

off-topic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-topic

MLA

“off-topic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-topic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-topic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-topic.

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