Difference between Extraneous and Outside

What is the difference between Extraneous and Outside?

Extraneous as an adjective is not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign while Outside as an adjective is external.

Extraneous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign Not essential or intrinsic

Outside

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The part of something that faces out; the outer surfaceThe external appearance of somethingThe space beyond some limit or boundary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: External.A pitch that is away from the batter as it crosses home plate.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: On, or towards the outsideOutdoors

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: On the outside of

Example sentence: A healthy outside starts from the inside.

We hope you now know whether to use Extraneous or Outside in your sentence.

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