extraneous

adjective

Not essential or intrinsic.

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.

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Synonyms for extraneous

externaladj inessentialn foreignadj extrinsicadj superfluousadj immaterialadj unnecessaryadj unessentialadj unneededadj nonessentialadj outsiden impertinentadj irrelevantadj incidentaladj needlessadj adventitiousadj unrelatedadj

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Where does extraneous come from?

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