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EXTRANEOUS Synonyms

21 synonyms for extraneous. (exact relations)
14 hypernyms for extraneous. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for EXTRANEOUS

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additional

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• further or added

superfluous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

• more than is needed, desired, or required

excess

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a quantity much larger than is needed

• immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

• the state of being more than full

• excessive indulgence

adjective satellite

• more than is needed, desired, or required

excessive

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• beyond normal limits

• unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

irrelevant

adjective

adj

adjective

• having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

leftover

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

adjective satellite

• not used up

redundant

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words

spare

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

noun

• an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

• an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

• a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

adjective satellite

• thin and fit

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• kept in reserve especially for emergency use

• lacking in magnitude or quantity

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

verb

• refrain from harming

• save or relieve from an experience or action

• give up what is not strictly needed

• use frugally or carefully

surplus

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a quantity much larger than is needed

adjective satellite

• more than is needed, desired, or required

unessential

adjective

adj

adjective

• not basic or fundamental

unnecessary

adjective

adj

adjective

• not necessary

unneeded

adjective

adj

adjective

• not necessary

foreign

adjective

adj

adjective

• of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

• relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

adjective satellite

• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

• not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

alien

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

• a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

adjective satellite

• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

• being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

verb

• transfer property or ownership

external

adjective

adj

adjective

• happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

noun

• outward features

adjective satellite

• coming from the outside

• from or between other countries

• purely outward or superficial

extra

adverb, noun, adjective

adv, n, adj

noun

• a minor actor in crowd scenes

• an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)

• something additional of the same kind

adverb

• unusually or exceptionally

adjective satellite

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• added to a regular schedule

• further or added

immaterial

adjective

adj

adjective

• of no importance or relevance especially to a law case

• without material form or substance

• not consisting of matter

adjective satellite

• not pertinent to the matter under consideration

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

impertinent

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

• not pertinent to the matter under consideration

• improperly forward or bold

intrusive

adjective

adj

adjective

• tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

• of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

• thrusting inward

orthogonal

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not pertinent to the matter under consideration

• statistically unrelated

• having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Best Hypernyms For EXTRANEOUS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for extraneous, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ADDITIONAL

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