Synonyms for formal
ˈfɔr məlfor·mal

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1. formalnoun

   Antonyms:
   informal

2. formalnoun

   being in accord with established forms

   Antonyms:
   informal

3. formalnoun

   official

   Antonyms:
   informal

4. formaladjective

   relating to the form or structure of something

   Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.

   Antonyms:
   informal

5. formaladjective

   Antonyms:
   informal

6. formaladjective

   Antonyms:
   informal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. formal

   Synonyms:
   regular, complete, shapely, sufficient, correct, stately, dignified, ceremonious, pompous, stiff, precise, explicit, exact, affected, methodical

   Antonyms:
   irregular, incomplete, informal, inadequate, incorrect, easy, unassuming, unceremonious

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1. ball, formalnoun

   a lavish dance requiring formal attire

   Synonyms:
   lump, clump, orb, glob, bollock, testis, clod, dinner dress, globe, nut, evening gown, musket ball, dinner gown, chunk, egg, testicle, ball, orchis, ballock

   Antonyms:
   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-easy

2. dinner dress, dinner gown, formal, evening gownadjective

   a gown for evening wear

   Synonyms:
   dinner dress, dinner gown, ball, evening gown

   Antonyms:
   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-easy

3. formaladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   stately, courtly, schematic, conventional

   Antonyms:
   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, unlogical

4. formaladjective

   characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

   "formal duties"; "an official banquet"

   Synonyms:
   stately, courtly, schematic, conventional

   Antonyms:
   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, everyday

5. formaladjective

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   stately, courtly, schematic, conventional

   Antonyms:
   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, folksy

6. conventional, formal, schematicadjective

   represented in simplified or symbolic form

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, courtly, schematic, stately, conventional

   Antonyms:
   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, unceremonious

7. formaladjective

   logically deductive

   "formal proof"

   Synonyms:
   stately, courtly, schematic, conventional

   Antonyms:
   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, folksy

8. courtly, formal, statelyadjective

   refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

   "a courtly gentleman"

   Synonyms:
   baronial, noble, conventional, stately, schematic, imposing, statuesque, courtly

   Antonyms:
   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

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1. • Dance
   • Fine Arts

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   express, explicit, positive, in due form, according to established form

2. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   regular, methodical

3. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   ceremonious, precise, punctilious, stiff, starch, starched, prim, affectedly exact

4. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   constitutive, essential

5. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   external, as mere form

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1. formaladjective

   Synonyms:
   ceremonial, express, explicit, punctilious, methodical, prim, ceremonious, conventional

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1. List of paraphrases for "formal":

   official, officially, structured, formally, solemn, formalized, officer, journal, oficial, official, officielle, officiel, academic, formula, informal, regular, officers

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How to use formal in a sentence?

1. Thom Tillis:

   I believe there's a formal process that needs to go through, that needs to be gone through and documented.

2. Brett McGurk:

   (If) this is a situation which we knew Bob Levinson was in a prison cell in Iran, I think you know we'd have a different outcome here, that's something that we can't confirm. In fact, it appears that he's not being held in Iran. But we have this formal, now process, with Iran to continue discussing that case in a very aggressive and vigorous way, and that's something that we will continue to do.

3. His Holiness:

   Everyone too much formal like that, then somehow they brought some fruit, somehow dumped over, and then everyone acted like a human being.

4. Jang Il Hun:

   We also demanded that in case the conference is enforced as scheduled then we had to participate ... as a party directly concerned, i sent a formal request to my counterpart in the State Department and he responded that it's not a U.S. government event. So it means our request was denied.

5. Her Senate counterpart:

   This was nothing less than a gross abuse of power, an assault on the separation of powers, they must testify, Sessions and Barr must testify under oath as part of a formal congressional investigation.