What is "extraneous" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "extraneous": not pertinent to the matter under consideration

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Meaning of "extraneous": not essential

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Meaning of "extraneous": not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Meaning of "extraneous": coming from the outside

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/, /ɛkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

Synonyms:

additional, immaterial, incidental, unnecessary, supplementary, unrelated, unconnected, superfluous, nonessential, accidental, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, impertinent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inappropriate, needless, peripheral, pointless, redundant, unessential, inessential, inapposite, off the subject, external, adventitious, alien, exotic, extrinsic, strange, out of place,

Antonyms:

relevant, needed, appropriate, basic, pertinent, national, necessary, essential, important, material, integral, native, appropriate, basic, needed, pertinent, relevant, national, essential, integral, necessary, native,