Thesaurus / extraneous
other words for extraneous
MOST RELEVANT
- additional
- immaterial
- incidental
- nonessential
- superfluous
- supplementary
- unconnected
- unnecessary
- unrelated
- accidental
- adventitious
- beside the point
- extra
- foreign
- impertinent
- inadmissible
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inessential
- needless
- off the subject
- peripheral
- pointless
- redundant
- unessential
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opposites of extraneous
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It was tightly clasped, and its boards were warped by having for years been obliged to embrace a number of extraneous sheets.
A THIN GHOST AND OTHERSM. R. (MONTAGUE RHODES) JAMES
There were practically no burgesses extraneous to the Merchant Gild, though there were often Gildsmen who were not burgesses.
THE INFLUENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH GILDSFRANCIS AIDEN HIBBERT
We saw, also, how there grew up a large class extraneous to the privileged Merchant Gild.
THE INFLUENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH GILDSFRANCIS AIDEN HIBBERT
You defeated your end if you insisted on conditions, if you allowed anything extraneous to count as much as that.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIR
He lives on extraneous resources, the wages of labour, realised means, or the aid of his family.
Not being myself conversant with those subjects, I can only form an opinion of the value from extraneous circumstances.
DECLINE OF SCIENCE IN ENGLANDCHARLES BABBAGE
Divested of this extraneous business, the matter is a most simple one.
A FINAL RECKONINGG. A. HENTY
Such causes must be considered as extraneous to the sphere of influence possessed by good or bad manufacturing or engineering.
On such an extraneous and whimsical exterior circumstance hinged the young widow's interest in me.
TRAMPING ON LIFEHARRY KEMP
They think that the improved animals they have obtained will support their acquired characters, uninfluenced by extraneous agency.
A TREATISE ON SHEEP:AMBROSE BLACKLOCK
WORDS RELATED TO EXTRANEOUS
- added
- additional
- ancillary
- another
- auxiliary
- beyond
- button
- extraneous
- extraordinary
- fresh
- further
- fuss
- gingerbread
- gravy
- ice
- in addition
- in reserve
- in store
- inessential
- lagniappe
- leftover
- more
- needless
- new
- one more
- optional
- other
- over and above
- perk
- plus
- redundant
- reserve
- spare
- special
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- supplemental
- supplementary
- surplus
- tip
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unused
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