EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR EXTRANEOUS
But that it should also have been written, is an extraneous matter.
Divested of this extraneous business, the matter is a most simple one.
There were no extraneous sublevels at all and that's just never happened before.
HE was evidently not to be taken in by extraneous sentiment.
There can be no doubt as to the region from which this extraneous civilization came.
To refuse to employ him is to impose an extraneous penalty on his convictions.
She dilutes it with extraneous matter, and it is lost sight of.
What are the principal Qualities of these Extraneous substances?
But it was this extraneous matter that helped me to another link.
Missing, extraneous, or incorrect punctuation has been corrected.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR EXTRANEOUS
extrinsic
adjectiveforeignforeign
adjectiveirrelevantimmaterial
adjectiveirrelevantinapplicable
adjectivenot relevantincongruent
adjectiveincongruous- alien
- bizarre
- conflicting
- contradictory
- disconsonant
- discordant
- discrepant
- disparate
- dissonant
- distorted
- divergent
- extraneous
- fantastic
- fitful
- foreign
- illogical
- improper
- inappropriate
- inapropos
- inapt
- incoherent
- incompatible
- inconsistent
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- jumbled
- lopsided
- mismatched
- out of keeping
- rambling
- shifting
- twisted
- unavailing
- unbalanced
- unbecoming
- unconnected
- uncoordinated
- uneven
- unintelligible
- unpredictable
- unrelated
- unsuitable
- unsuited
incongruous
adjectiveout of place; absurd- alien
- bizarre
- conflicting
- contradictory
- disconsonant
- discordant
- disparate
- distorted
- divergent
- extraneous
- fantastic
- fitful
- foreign
- illogical
- improper
- inappropriate
- inapropos
- inapt
- incoherent
- incompatible
- incongruent
- inconsistent
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- jumbled
- lopsided
- mismatched
- out of keeping
- rambling
- shifting
- twisted
- unavailing
- unbalanced
- unbecoming
- unconnected
- uncoordinated
- uneven
- unintelligible
- unpredictable
- unrelated
- unsuitable
- unsuited
inessential
adjectiveunnecessary- accidental
- additional
- avoidable
- beside the point
- casual
- causeless
- chance
- dispensable
- excess
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- fortuitous
- futile
- gratuitous
- haphazard
- irrelevant
- lavish
- needless
- noncompulsory
- nonessential
- optional
- prodigal
- profuse
- random
- redundant
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- surplus
- uncalled-for
- uncritical
- undesirable
- unessential
- unneeded
- unrequired
- useless
- wanton
- worthless
irrelevant
adjectivebeside the point- extraneous
- foreign
- garbage
- immaterial
- impertinent
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inappurtenant
- inapropos
- inapt
- inconsequent
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- not connected with
- not germane
- not pertaining to
- off the point
- off the topic
- out of order
- out of place
- outside
- pointless
- remote
- trivial
- unapt
- unconnected
- unimportant
- unnecessary
- unrelated
- without reference
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