| Main Entry: | extraneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unneeded; irrevelant |
Synonyms: |
accidental, additional, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, immaterial, impertinent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, incidental, inessential, needless, nonessential, off the subject, peripheral, pointless, redundant, superfluous, supplementary, unconnected, unessential, unnecessary, unrelated |
Antonyms: |
appropriate, basic, essential, integral, necessary, needed, pertinent, relevant |
| Main Entry: | extraneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
adventitious, alien, exotic, external, extrinsic, out of place, strange |
Antonyms: |
national, native |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
conflicting, contrary, estranged, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual |
Antonyms: |
akin, appropriate, native, proper |
| Main Entry: | beside the point |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not pertaining to |
Synonyms: |
beside the question, extraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, nihil ad rem, not at issue, not important, not to the purpose, off the subject, pointless, unimportant, unrelated, wide of the mark, wide of the point |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
Synonyms: |
alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird* |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
Antonyms: |
familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside |
Synonyms: |
exoteric, external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extrinsic, foreign, marginal, outdoor, outer, outermost, outlying, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface |
Antonyms: |
central, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | external |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside, extrinsic |
Synonyms: |
alien, apparent, exterior, extraneous, foreign, independent, out, outer, outermost, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface, visible |
Antonyms: |
inside, internal, intrinsic |
| Main Entry: | extra |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accessory; excess |
Synonyms: |
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 |
Antonyms: |
basic, elementary, essential, fundamental, integral, necessary |
| Main Entry: | extrinsic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
acquired, alien, exotic, exterior, external, extraneous, gained, imported, outer, outside, outward, superficial |
Antonyms: |
essential, integral, interior, intrinsic, necessary |
| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from another country, experience |
Synonyms: |
adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown |
Antonyms: |
local, national, native |