Relations

Synonyms for extraneous

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampRelations

not belonging to that in which it is contained

Water free of extraneous matter.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

foreign

Same sentence, swapped: Water free of foreign matter.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for extraneous as it is used in the sentence above.

incidental
inadmissible
adrift

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other relations words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

inversenounoppositesomething inverted in sequence or character or effectHigh CampHas a reason line reciprocaladjectivemutualconcerning each of two or more persons or thingsHigh Camp oppositeadjectivepolarcharacterized by opposite extremesTreelineHas a reason line chargedadjectivesuperchargedfraught with great emotionHigh Camp cheerfulnessnounsunshinethe quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloomHigh CampHas a reason line clarifyverbelucidatemake clear and (more) comprehensibleHigh CampHas a reason line classnoundivisiona league ranked by qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line climatenounclimethe weather in some location averaged over some long period of timeHigh CampHas a reason line

One word a day, five rungs, and a reason under every answer

Synonym Stack plays from this exact library. The daily stack climbs from tier one to tier five, and every answer tells you what the word means and why the near miss missed.

Get Synonym Stack freeFree with ads on iPhone. Synonym Stack Plus removes them: $2.99 a week, $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial on the monthly and annual plans.