Synonyms of the word

external

• adj. Outside of something; on the exterior.
• adj. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
• adj. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.
• adj. (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
• adj. Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

characteristic

• adj. Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
• n. a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
• n. (mathematics) the integer part of a logarithm.
• n. (nautical) the distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be…
• n. (algebra, field theory) The minimum number of times that the unit of a field must be added unto itself…

extraneous

• adj. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
• adj. Not essential or intrinsic.

extrinsic

• adj. external, separable from the thing itself, inessential.
• adj. not belonging to, outside of.

feature

• n. (obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
• n. An important or main item.
• n. (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently…
• n. Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
• n. (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
• n. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty,…
• n. (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and…
• n. (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer,…
• v. (transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
• v. (transitive) To star, to contain.
• v. (intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.

foreign

• adj. Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
• adj. Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than…
• adj. Relating to a different nation.
• adj. Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.
• adj. (with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange.
• adj. (obsolete) Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.
• adj. (US, state law) From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or…
• adj. Belonging to a different organization, company etc.
• adj. (obsolete) Outside, outdoors, outdoor.
• n. A foreign person, particularly.
• n. (obsolete) A foreign ship.
• n. (obsolete) Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.
• n. A foreign area, particularly.
• n. Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service.

international

• adj. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
• adj. Between or among nations.
• adj. participated in by two or more nations.
• adj. common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
• adj. serving two or more nations.
• adj. Of or concerning the association called the International.
• adj. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
• adj. Foreign; of another nation.
• n. (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
• n. (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.

outer

• adj. Outside; external.
• adj. Farther from the centre of the inside.
• n. An outer part.
• n. The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bullseye.
• n. A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
• n. (wholesale trade) the smallest single unit normally sold to retailers, usually equal to one retail display…
• n. Someone who admits to something publicly.
• n. Someone who outs another.
• n. One who puts out, ousts, or expels.
• n. An ouster; dispossession.
• n. (Britain, politics) One who supports leaving the European Union.

outside

• n. The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
• n. The external appearance of something.
• n. The space beyond some limit or boundary.
• n. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
• n. (dated, Britain, colloquial) A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
• adj. Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
• adj. Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
• adj. (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
• adj. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.
• adv. Outdoors.
• prep. On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
• prep. Near, but not in.
• prep. (usually with “of”) Except, apart from.

outward

• adj. outer; located towards the outside.
• adj. visible, noticeable.
• adj. Tending to the exterior or outside.
• adj. (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine.
• adv. Towards the outside; away from the centre.
• adv. (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To ward off; to keep out.