extrinsic

extrinsic

adjective

Definition of EXTRINSIC

not being a vital part of or belonging to something <the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler>

Synonyms accidental, adventitious, alien, extraneous, external, foreign, supervenient

Related Words exterior, outside; immaterial, inapplicable, insignificant, irrelevant; nonessential, unessential, unnecessary

Near Antonyms congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred; inside, interior, internal; basic, essential, necessary

Antonyms inherent, innate, intrinsic