| 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: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
Synonyms: |
accidental, adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic, heterogeneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, irrelative, repugnant, unassimilable, uncharacteristic, unrelated |
Antonyms: |
characteristic, familiar, known, regular, relevant |
| Main Entry: | immaterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
Synonyms: |
extraneous, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inessential, insignificant, irrelative, matter of indifference, meaningless, no big deal, no never mind, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary |
Antonyms: |
essential, important, material, meaningful, relevant, substantial |
| Main Entry: | improper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, preposterous, unapt, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unfitting, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong |
Antonyms: |
appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable |
| Main Entry: | inapplicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not relevant |
Synonyms: |
extraneous, foreign, garbage*, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, inappropriate, inappurtenant, inapropos, inapt, inconsistent, irrelative, irrelevant, remote, unsuitable, unsuited |
Antonyms: |
applicable, related, relevant, suitable |
| Main Entry: | inapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incompetent; not suitable |
Synonyms: |
awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, gauche, ill-adapted, ill-fitted, ill-suited, improper, inadept, inapposite, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, infelicitous, insipid, jejune, maladroit, malapropos, slow, stupid, unable, undexterous, unfacile, unfit, unhandy, unmeet, unproficient, unskilled, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely |
| Notes: | inapt is 'not suitable or appropriate' while unapt is 'not likely or inclined' |
Antonyms: |
apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited |
| Main Entry: | irrelevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beside the point |
Synonyms: |
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 |
Antonyms: |
appropriate, necessary, pertinent, related, relevant |
| Main Entry: | malapropos |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inappropriate |
Synonyms: |
inapposite, inapt, infelicitous, inopportune, tactless, uncalled for, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely |
| Main Entry: | unsuitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not proper, inappropriate |
Synonyms: |
clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapposite, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, ineligible, infelicitous, inharmonious, interfering, irrelevant, jarring, malapropos, out of character, out of keeping, out of place, senseless, unacceptable, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncalled-for, undue, unfit, unfitting, unmatched, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited |
Antonyms: |
appropriate, proper, suitable |
| Main Entry: | unapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | improper |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd*, off-base, out of place, out-of-place, out-of-season, preposterous, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unfitting, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong |