Definition for Extrinsic:

• Originating outside of the part where found or upon which it acts, noting especially a muscle.

Synonyms for Extrinsic:

• adj.

  •alien (adjective)
  • inappropriate,
  • separate,
  • estranged.
  •exotic (adjective)
  • outlandish,
  • different,
  • strange,
  • unfamiliar.
  •exterior (adjective)
  • outlying,
  • extraterrestrial,
  • peripheral,
  • surface,
  • outermost,
  • outmost.
  •extraneous (adjective)
  • detached,
  • immaterial,
  • nonessential,
  • unaffiliated,
  • inapplicable,
  • Unallied,
  • unessential,
  • segregated,
  • eerie,
  • external,
  • separated,
  • disjoint,
  • other,
  • disconnected,
  • removed,
  • impertinent,
  • foreign-born,
  • unrelated,
  • out of place,
  • disaffiliated,
  • dissociated,
  • inadmissible,
  • irrelevant.
  •extrinsic (adjective)
  • outward,
  • acquired,
  • superficial,
  • imported,
  • Gained.
  •foreign (adjective)
  • expatriate,
  • barbarian,
  • unknown,
  • Irrelative,
  • barbaric,
  • immigrant.
  •objective (adjective)
  • objective,
  • disinterested,
  • unbiased,
  • impartial,
  • non-subjective.
  •outward (adjective)
  • face.

• n.

  •extrinsic (noun)
  • adscititious,
  • accidental.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • out,
  • extramural.
  •
  • fringe.
  •Other relevant words:
  • obvious,
  • apparent,
  • formal,
  • critical,
  • fortuitous,
  • out-of-doors,
  • evident,
  • cortical,
  • doped,
  • visible,
  • mundane,
  • material,
  • legalistic,
  • seeming,
  • Formulary,
  • adrift,
  • bodily,
  • fleshly,
  • unneeded,
  • stylized,
  • nonsubjective,
  • off the subject,
  • terrestrial,
  • eccentric,
  • unfitting,
  • intrusive,
  • exposed,
  • nihil ad rem,
  • inconsequent,
  • nominal,
  • observable,
  • impersonal,
  • skin-deep,
  • pretended,
  • ulterior,
  • formalistic,
  • conventionalized,
  • roundabout,
  • hearsay evidence,
  • beside the point,
  • physical,
  • Unapt,
  • unearthly,
  • Formalist,
  • unrequired,
  • presumptive evidence,
  • incidental,
  • secular,
  • pedantic,
  • Non-essential,
  • collateral evidence,
  • Extrinsical,
  • parenthetic,
  • public,
  • ostensible,
  • open,
  • inessential,
  • manifest,
  • barbarous,
  • epidermic,
  • not at issue,
  • demonstration,
  • proof,
  • temporal,
  • Excentric,
  • Outland,
  • false,
  • modal,
  • not pertinent,
  • carnal,
  • inapt,
  • beside the question,
  • unconnected,
  • worldly,
  • contingent,
  • outstanding,
  • Ascititious,
  • ecdemic,
  • non-spiritual,
  • shallow,
  • documentary evidence,
  • circumstantial evidence,
  • out-of-the-way.

Paraphrases for Extrinsic:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    external, exterior.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    extraneous.

Antonyms for Extrinsic:

• adj.

  • alien
    appropriate, akin, native, proper.
  • all
    intrinsic.
  • exotic
    ordinary, normal, usual, Familiar.
  • exterior
    middle, central.
  • extraneous
    national.
  • extrinsic
    integral, essential, interior, necessary.
  • foreign
    local, characteristic, regular, known, relevant.
  • outer
    inner.
  • parenthetical
    important, consequential.
  • remote
    related, close.
  • Other antonyms:
    deep-seated, inside, basic.

Homophones for Extrinsic:

• ectodermic, Eastern Sioux, exothermic, extra innings, ectothermic, extremeness, extraneous, estrange.