External
External adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Usage example: the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence
Nonessential and external are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonessential" instead an adjective "External".
Nonessential
Nonessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
External and nonessential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "External" instead an adjective "Nonessential".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unimportant and external
- unimportant and nonessential
- insignificant and external
- insignificant and nonessential
- superficial and external
- superficial and nonessential
- unessential and external
- unessential and nonessential
- trivial and external
- trivial and nonessential
- immaterial and external
- immaterial and nonessential
- accidental and external
- accidental and nonessential
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Nonessential and External. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/nonessential
External & Nonessential. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/nonessential>.
Nonessential or External. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/nonessential.
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