extraneous | Definition of extraneous

Synonyms and Antonyms of extraneous

1 not being a vital part of or belonging to something

the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation

Synonyms of extraneous

accidental, adventitious, alien, external, extrinsic, foreign, supervenient

Words Related to extraneous

exterior, outside

immaterial, inapplicable, insignificant, irrelevant

nonessential, unessential, unnecessary

Near Antonyms of extraneous

congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred

inside, interior, internal

basic, essential, necessary

Antonyms of extraneous

inherent, innate, intrinsic

2 not having anything to do with the matter at hand

the professor would have covered all of the course material if she had refrained from her extraneous remarks on just about everything

Synonyms of extraneous

immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, irrelevant

Words Related to extraneous

incidental, peripheral, tangent, tangential

inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant

empty, inane, meaningless, pointless, senseless, useless

inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable

Phrases Synonymous with extraneous

beside the point, neither here nor there

Near Antonyms of extraneous

important, meaningful, significant

sensible, useful

appropriate, apt, fit, suitable

Antonyms of extraneous

applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant