extraneous

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extraneous

(adjective)

Meaning

not essential or relevant

Example

"The teacher warned us against including extraneous details in our essays."

Synonyms

irrelevantsuperfluousunrelated

Antonyms

essentialnecessaryrelevant

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'extraneus', meaning external or foreign.
Related word forms
  • adjective: extraneousness

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