Synonyms of extraneous
18 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for extraneous is alien. Other synonyms of extraneous are extra, superfluous, external, additional and acquired. The opposite of extraneous is intraneous.
Synonyms and similar words for extraneous
adjectiveNot belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
- additionalSupplemental or added to something.
- alienNot belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
- foreign
- intrusive
- acquiredDeveloped after birth; not congenital.
- adventitious
- ascititiousAdscititious.
- fremd dialectal
- supplemental
- outlandish archaicOf or from a foreign country; not indigenous or native; alien, foreign.
- strange obsoleteBelonging to another country; foreign.
- tramontane archaic
adjectiveNot essential or intrinsic.
- superfluousIn excess of what is required or sufficient.
- extraBeyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
- accidental
- adscititiousDerived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing.
- externalNot intrinsic or essential.
- extrinsic
Opposite of extraneous
adjectiveMore antonyms
Meaning of extraneous
- adjective Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
- adjective Not essential or intrinsic.
extraneous in other languages
Questions about synonyms of extraneous
- What is another word for extraneous?
- Extraneous has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as alien, extra, superfluous, external, additional, acquired and foreign.
- What is the opposite of extraneous?
- The opposite of extraneous is intraneous.
- What does extraneous mean?
- Extraneous means not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
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