EXTRANEOUSLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

extraneously

adverb

Definition of extraneously

as in irrelevantly

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Relevance

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Adverb

Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of irrelevantly

Adverb

Rather than suffering because leaders acted imperfectly, organizations often suffer because leaders waited too long to act at all.

— Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Stories of first times, of big feelings imperfectly grasped, of life coming into focus for better or worse.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperfectly

Adverb

But Jameson is hardly the first family pet to senselessly perish at the hands of law enforcement officers who resort to deadly force far too quickly.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
All the bad and all the good are gone, senselessly ripped away from them.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Definition of senselessly

Adverb

Most social media platforms already have a minimum age to register an account, but governments, parents, and child safety advocates argue that these checks are easy to bypass and inadequately enforced.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Yet many still fail to reach their full potential because the directors are insufficiently engaged, inadequately challenged or possibly confined to narrow definitions of their role.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of inadequately

Adverb

Yet many still fail to reach their full potential because the directors are insufficiently engaged, inadequately challenged or possibly confined to narrow definitions of their role.

— James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The university determined that Verster was insufficiently transparent because he had been paid through his own company for studies that cited his university affiliation.

— Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026

Definition of insufficiently

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