Synonyms for extrinsic
- adjective
Most common
external outward extraneous adventitious inessential adscititious
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
Related words
- Word family
- extrinsicality extrinsicness extra
- Phrases
- extrinsic protein
Example sentences
- external The vagina meets the external organs at the vulva.
- outward Sami's body had no outward sign of visible trauma.
- extraneous Love is what matters; everything else is extraneous.
- adventitious A rather adventitious source informed me of his past doings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extrinsic | rising | |
| external | steady | |
| outward | steady | |
| extraneous | falling | |
| adventitious | falling | |
| inessential | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- alien3
- 7 letters
- outside2, foreign2, outward2
- 8 letters
- external3, exterior4
- 9 letters
- objective3
- 10 letters
- extraneous4
- 11 letters
- inessential
- 12 letters
- adventitious, adscititious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alien3 = 3 syllables).