extraneous

[US]/ɪkˈstreɪniəs/
[UK]/ɪkˈstreɪniəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. external, irrelevant, unrelated

Phrases & Collocations

extraneous information

Example Sentences

a question extraneous to the discussion;

extraneous events in a story

extraneous interference.See Synonyms at extrinsic

when the transmitter pack is turned off no extraneous noise is heard.

other insects attach extraneous objects or material to themselves.

His account of the fire accident includes a lot of extraneous details.

one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material.

an issue extraneous to the debate. Somethingforeign is markedly different from and incompatible with the thing in question:

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