Extraneous
Extraneous adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Optional and extraneous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Extraneous".
Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Extraneous and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extraneous" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unimportant and extraneous
- unimportant and optional
- inappropriate and extraneous
- inappropriate and optional
- unessential and extraneous
- unessential and optional
- nonessential and extraneous
- nonessential and optional
- dispensable and extraneous
- dispensable and optional
- expendable and extraneous
- expendable and optional
- unnecessary and extraneous
- unnecessary and optional
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Optional and Extraneous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extraneous/optional
Extraneous & Optional. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extraneous/optional>.
Optional or Extraneous. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extraneous/optional.
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