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Synonyms for formal
ˈfɔr məlfor·mal
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Wiktionary
formalnoun
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informalformalnoun
being in accord with established forms
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informalformalnoun
official
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informalformaladjective
relating to the form or structure of something
Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.
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informalformaladjective
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informalformaladjective
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informal
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
formal
Synonyms:
regular, complete, shapely, sufficient, correct, stately, dignified, ceremonious, pompous, stiff, precise, explicit, exact, affected, methodicalAntonyms:
irregular, incomplete, informal, inadequate, incorrect, easy, unassuming, unceremonious
Princeton's WordNet
ball, formalnoun
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
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lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, dinner dress, globe, nut, evening gown, musket ball, dinner gown, chunk, egg, testicle, ball, orchis, ballockAntonyms:
informal, folksy, unlogical, epistolary, casual, nonliterary, undignified, illogical, subliterary, unceremonial, representational, vulgar, daily, common, unliterary, conversational, vernacular, colloquial, epistolatory, slangy, unceremonious, unofficial, everyday, free-and-easydinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gownadjective
a gown for evening wear
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dinner dress, dinner gown, ball, evening gownAntonyms:
common, daily, slangy, epistolatory, unlogical, nonliterary, folksy, subliterary, illogical, casual, everyday, unceremonial, representational, unofficial, informal, undignified, unliterary, epistolary, vernacular, vulgar, colloquial, conversational, unceremonious, free-and-easyformaladjective
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
"pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
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stately, courtly, schematic, conventionalAntonyms:
everyday, unofficial, illogical, undignified, casual, unliterary, vernacular, nonliterary, informal, conversational, unceremonious, unceremonial, colloquial, free-and-easy, folksy, subliterary, common, epistolatory, daily, slangy, vulgar, epistolary, representational, unlogicalformaladjective
characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
"formal duties"; "an official banquet"
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stately, courtly, schematic, conventionalAntonyms:
unceremonious, slangy, casual, conversational, epistolary, representational, folksy, unceremonial, undignified, nonliterary, illogical, subliterary, unliterary, colloquial, informal, vulgar, free-and-easy, common, epistolatory, unlogical, daily, vernacular, unofficial, everydayformaladjective
(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
"the paper was written in formal English"
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stately, courtly, schematic, conventionalAntonyms:
casual, daily, slangy, epistolary, unliterary, informal, representational, unofficial, common, nonliterary, free-and-easy, conversational, vernacular, illogical, unlogical, vulgar, colloquial, unceremonial, everyday, unceremonious, undignified, subliterary, epistolatory, folksyconventional, formal, schematicadjective
represented in simplified or symbolic form
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established, ceremonious, courtly, schematic, stately, conventionalAntonyms:
representational, nonliterary, informal, epistolary, undignified, daily, common, epistolatory, vulgar, unceremonial, free-and-easy, casual, unofficial, illogical, slangy, folksy, subliterary, vernacular, everyday, colloquial, unliterary, unlogical, conversational, unceremoniousformaladjective
logically deductive
"formal proof"
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stately, courtly, schematic, conventionalAntonyms:
epistolatory, conversational, unceremonious, unlogical, illogical, unofficial, informal, unceremonial, daily, representational, nonliterary, everyday, colloquial, free-and-easy, casual, undignified, common, unliterary, epistolary, slangy, vulgar, subliterary, vernacular, folksycourtly, formal, statelyadjective
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
"a courtly gentleman"
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baronial, noble, conventional, stately, schematic, imposing, statuesque, courtlyAntonyms:
free-and-easy, unofficial, representational, conversational, nonliterary, casual, unceremonial, undignified, informal, epistolatory, folksy, slangy, vernacular, daily, everyday, colloquial, unceremonious, vulgar, common, illogical, unlogical, unliterary, subliterary, epistolary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
formaladjective
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express, explicit, positive, in due form, according to established formformaladjective
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regular, methodicalformaladjective
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ceremonious, precise, punctilious, stiff, starch, starched, prim, affectedly exactformaladjective
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constitutive, essentialformaladjective
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external, as mere form
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
formaladjective
Synonyms:
ceremonial, express, explicit, punctilious, methodical, prim, ceremonious, conventional
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "formal":
official, officially, structured, formally, solemn, formalized, officer, journal, oficial, official, officielle, officiel, academic, formula, informal, regular, officers
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#522 | complete | |
#681 | journal | |
#770 | official | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1506 | academic | |
#1635 | established | |
#1697 | officer | |
#1847 | correct | |
#1887 | ball | |
#2749 | officers | |
#3153 | affected | |
#3402 | exact | |
#3408 | formal | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#3630 | formula | |
#4676 | globe | |
#5154 | egg | |
#5214 | noble | |
#5273 | conventional | |
#6371 | explicit | |
#6955 | structured | |
#7210 | informal | |
#7489 | precise | |
#7611 | officially | |
#8494 | nut | |
#10736 | formally | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#13952 | lump | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#15846 | chunk | |
#16361 | orb | |
#17115 | schematic | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#26755 | stately | |
#35179 | testis | |
#37016 | dignified | |
#37280 | formalized | |
#40884 | glob | |
#44641 | oficial | |
#48285 | methodical | |
#48942 | clump | |
#49628 | testicle | |
#51574 | pompous | |
#61226 | officiel | |
#61404 | shapely | |
#78368 | courtly | |
#103811 | baronial | |
#105622 | clod | |
#123733 | orchis | |
#139089 | statuesque | |
#151901 | officielle | |
#231105 | ceremonious |
How to use formal in a sentence?
It's a framework of activities. It was said to encourage young people and adults to get involved in non-formal activities or out-of-classroom learning, and of course, it empowered both adults and young people to take control of their destinies, and it doesn't matter where in the world that young person or that adult is, it's the same.
Educations often ends with child marriage, it often means the end of girls' formal schooling and the start of their life as a wife and mother, which can have a profound impact on their physical and emotional health -- especially if they fall pregnant at an early age.
We are trying to meet the criteria, but until we receive formal approval we have not been able to have HSI personnel on the ground as before and our funding to our partner groups is temporarily frozen.
We always encourage students and adults to be careful if what you put out there regardless of what you thought because it could get out in a more formal setting that you may not be intending.
An interesting point about the technologies used by the Allied forces during D-Day is how closely their development mirrors approaches used today, there were formal projects led by trained scientists and researchers, such as the tide prediction mechanism created by British mathematician Arthur Thomas Doodson, which was used toidentify the precise days/times that the H-Hour landings for D-Day should take place.
Translations for formal
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- رسميArabic
- рәсмиBashkir
- формен, церемониален, официален, формаленBulgarian
- convencional, formal, solemneCatalan, Valencian
- formálníCzech
- formelDanish
- Form-, formell, formal, offiziell, förmlichGerman
- επίσημοςGreek
- formalSpanish
- صوریPersian
- juhlallinen, formaali, kaavamainen, muodollinen, virallinenFinnish
- formelFrench
- formai, formális, hivatalosHungarian
- formaleItalian
- רשמיHebrew
- 正式, 公式Japanese
- پهتیKurdish
- ōkawaMāori
- formalPortuguese
- oficial, formalRomanian
- формальный, официальныйRussian
- fòrmālan, slȕžben, cȅremonijālanSerbo-Croatian
- formellSwedish
- முறையானTamil
- เป็นทางการThai
- chính thứcVietnamese
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