Synonyms for extrinsic

Adjective

1. extrinsic (vs. intrinsic), accidental, adventitious, adscititious, alien, foreign, external, extraneous, outside, extraneous, inessential#1, unessential

usage: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"