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Synonyms for Extraneous (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source):
foreign

WordNet sense 2 (making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials):
adulterant, adulterating

WordNet sense 3 (not pertinent to the matter under consideration):
immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal

WordNet sense 4 (coming from the outside):
external, outside

WordNet sense 5 (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside):
extrinsic


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