Foreign
Foreign adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Usage example: pediatricians often have to remove peas or other foreign bodies from inside the ears of curious toddlers
Nonessential and foreign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonessential" instead an adjective "Foreign".
Nearby Word: foreigner
Nonessential
Nonessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Foreign and nonessential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreign" instead an adjective "Nonessential".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impertinent and foreign
- impertinent and nonessential
- superficial and foreign
- superficial and nonessential
- inappropriate and foreign
- inappropriate and nonessential
- unessential and foreign
- unessential and nonessential
- immaterial and foreign
- immaterial and nonessential
- accidental and foreign
- accidental and nonessential
- irrelevant and foreign
- irrelevant and nonessential
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Nonessential and Foreign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/nonessential
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Nonessential or Foreign. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/nonessential.
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