Extraneous — synonyms, definition

1. extraneous (o)

exposed external extrinsic open out out-of-doors outer outside

2. extraneous (a)

abstracted adventitious adverse alien auxiliary detached different exotic exposed external extrinsic foreign hostile immaterial impertinent inapplicable inappropriate incidental incongruous indirect • • •

3. extraneous (Adjective)

orthogonal

extraneous (Adjective) — Not pertinent to the matter under consideration. ex. "an issue extraneous to the debate"

extraneous (Adjective) — Not essential. ex. "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

extraneous (Adjective) — Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source. ex. "water free of extraneous matter"

extraneous (Adjective) — Coming from the outside. ex. "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph" ex. "relying upon an extraneous income"