Extraneous and Interior

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Extraneous adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.

Usage example: the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation

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Interior is an antonym for extraneous.

Interior adjective - Of or relating to the mind.

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Extraneous is an antonym for interior.

Nearby Words: internal, internally

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Interior and Extraneous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extraneous/interior

Extraneous & Interior. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extraneous/interior>.

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