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Extraneous

/ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

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adjective

1
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
"Extraneous substances were found on my cup of water."
2
Not essential or intrinsic

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
impertinentnoun	Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
foreignnoun	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
immaterialnoun	(figurative) Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
extrinsicnoun	External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
irrelevant	Not relevant, as:
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
externalnoun	Outside of something; on the exterior.
adulterantnoun	That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
adulterating	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
extrinsic	External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
foreignnoun	Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
irrelevant	Not relevant, as:
immaterial	(figurative) Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
adulterantnoun	That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
impertinent	Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
external	Outside of something; on the exterior.
adulterating	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
exotic	Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
outer	Outside; external.
exterior	Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
strange	Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
inward	Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
abnormal	Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
peculiar	Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
odd	Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
unusual	Not usual, out of the ordinary.
bizarre	Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
redundant	Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.

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