Synonyms for informal
ɪnˈfɔr məlin·for·mal

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1. informaladjective

   not formal

   "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"

   Synonyms:
   cozy, loose, intimate

   Antonyms:
   black-tie, semiformal, buckram, formal, titular, literary, ceremonial, pro forma, dress, full-dress, semi-formal, official, starchy, ceremonious, prescribed, unfriendly, nominal, conventional, perfunctory, white-tie, positive, form-only(a), stiff

2. informal, looseadjective

   not officially recognized or controlled

   "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers"

   Synonyms:
   idle, loose, sluttish, easy, wanton, cozy, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, intimate, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, promiscuous, at large(p)

   Antonyms:
   positive, semiformal, buckram, full-dress, ceremonious, starchy, form-only(a), formal, white-tie, titular, unfriendly, conventional, semi-formal, literary, ceremonial, dress, prescribed, perfunctory, official, black-tie, nominal, stiff, pro forma

3. informaladjective

   used of spoken and written language

   Synonyms:
   cozy, loose, intimate

   Antonyms:
   form-only(a), ceremonial, official, pro forma, buckram, unfriendly, conventional, prescribed, stiff, dress, formal, white-tie, semiformal, literary, nominal, ceremonious, starchy, full-dress, positive, perfunctory, black-tie, titular, semi-formal

4. cozy, intimate, informaladjective

   having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

   "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"

   Synonyms:
   internal, familiar, knowledgeable, cozy, loose, intimate, versed, cosy, sexual, inner, snug

   Antonyms:
   conventional, black-tie, starchy, buckram, nominal, pro forma, formal, official, perfunctory, semiformal, ceremonial, positive, unfriendly, ceremonious, form-only(a), white-tie, literary, titular, full-dress, prescribed, stiff, dress, semi-formal

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1. informaladjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, out of the usual course, not according to the prescribed form

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1. informaladjective

   Synonyms:
   unceremonious, unconventional, easy, natural, unconstrained

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1. List of paraphrases for "informal":

   unofficial, non-formal, informals, unstructured, non-official, armchair, unorganized, non-documented, unorganised, irregular, formal, parallel, improvised

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1. Daniel Boren:

   Over time the chant was formalized in the local SAE chapter and was taught to pledges as part of the formal and informal leadership process, it is clear that during the four years since the chant was brought to the university campus, its existence was known by recent members and ... it became part of the institutionalized culture of the chapter.

2. Hoda Kamel:

   There is no fair labor law, no free union law, and there is no change in economic policies, factories are shutting down and there are fewer jobs while the informal sector is gigantic ... When the revolution happened, people thought they will get their rights. But policies remained the same.

3. Alan Brown:

   An informal complaint was made through command channels, and the commander has already assigned an investigating officer and the investigation is ongoing, the command is extremely sensitive to any allegations that involve equal opportunity or discrimination and will investigate every allegation.

4. Dr Kwakkel:

   They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago.

5. Cassandra Szoeke:

   We wanted to be able to guide people on a common, in fact the most popular informal childcare option prevalent in our community, the aspects of social engagement hypothesized to be responsible for the benefits on cognition( positive mood, mental stimulation, increased activity) were highly relevant to activity as a grandparent.