Extraneous
Extraneous adjective - Not having anything to do with the matter at hand.
Usage example: the professor would have covered all of the course material if she had refrained from her extraneous remarks on just about everything
Unsuitable and extraneous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsuitable" instead an adjective "Extraneous".
Unsuitable
Unsuitable adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
Extraneous and unsuitable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extraneous" instead an adjective "Unsuitable".
Nearby Word: unsuitably
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impertinent and extraneous
- impertinent and unsuitable
- inapt and extraneous
- inapt and unsuitable
- inappropriate and extraneous
- inappropriate and unsuitable
- unapt and extraneous
- unapt and unsuitable
- incongruous and extraneous
- incongruous and unsuitable
- unbecoming and extraneous
- unbecoming and unsuitable
- useless and extraneous
- useless and unsuitable
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