1
as in irrelevant
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation
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2
as in immaterial
not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the professor would have covered all of the course material if she had refrained from her extraneous remarks on just about everything
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as in irrelevance
the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand
the extraneousness of the commentators' remarks became more pronounced as the broadcast dragged on
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Recent Examples of extraneous
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
To avoid extraneous fees, Kepnes recommends the Global ATM Alliance, a network of international banks that allow cardholders to tap into affiliates’ ATMs for no additional cost.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Most of its tweaks, apart from the ones made to Snow White, are superfluous; the film nips and tucks set pieces while padding its nearly two-hour run time with extraneous songs and dialogue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Not even Salley’s plastic surgeon, who is removing both of her breast implants as well as her extraneous e, could fix this mess.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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To avoid extraneous fees, Kepnes recommends the Global ATM Alliance, a network of international banks that allow cardholders to tap into affiliates’ ATMs for no additional cost.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
To avoid extraneous fees, Kepnes recommends the Global ATM Alliance, a network of international banks that allow cardholders to tap into affiliates’ ATMs for no additional cost.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Most of its tweaks, apart from the ones made to Snow White, are superfluous; the film nips and tucks set pieces while padding its nearly two-hour run time with extraneous songs and dialogue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Not even Salley’s plastic surgeon, who is removing both of her breast implants as well as her extraneous e, could fix this mess.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraneous
Adjective
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.—
Rob Young,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who knows just enough to fake it will now be automated into irrelevance.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s footprint fades into near-irrelevance, and Russia’s once-firm hand slips into strategic ambiguity.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The only reason there’s a handful of options for Day 3 is because many of their guys at the end of the depth chart are external vets and the Cowboys could try to replace them with homegrown talents.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Prior to Joyce, Lisa Cummins, the minister of energy and business development in Barbados, spoke movingly about how her small island nation was being buffeted by external forces.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This refers to a call spread where the in-the-money call has the same extrinsic value as the out-of-the-money call.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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And that is not something extrinsic, imposed by regulation or taxation, but inherent to the way the company conceives of itself, its ownership structure, its governance, its performance metrics, its finances — everything.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lauren Heller Since Sagittarians are willing to try anything once, the Fire sign resembles Lauren's adventitious persona.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Adjective
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What followed was part social experiment, part accidental soul-baring, and slightly more fun than doomscrolling solo.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, an accidental executor can be the trustee of a revocable trust after the grantor has passed away.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Extraneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraneous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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