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Synonyms for informal
ɪnˈfɔr məlin·for·mal
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Princeton's WordNet
informaladjective
not formal
"conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"
Synonyms:
cozy, loose, intimateAntonyms:
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), stiffinformal, 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 formainformaladjective
used of spoken and written language
Synonyms:
cozy, loose, intimateAntonyms:
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-formalcozy, 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, snugAntonyms:
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
informaladjective
Synonyms:
irregular, out of the usual course, not according to the prescribed form
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
informaladjective
Synonyms:
unceremonious, unconventional, easy, natural, unconstrained
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "informal":
unofficial, non-formal, informals, unstructured, non-official, armchair, unorganized, non-documented, unorganised, irregular, formal, parallel, improvised
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#42 | free | |
#283 | open | |
#613 | light | |
#621 | easy | |
#1573 | internal | |
#2387 | sexual | |
#3408 | formal | |
#3940 | parallel | |
#4062 | inner | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4263 | familiar | |
#5227 | loose | |
#7210 | informal | |
#9013 | idle | |
#9197 | intimate | |
#10113 | unofficial | |
#13315 | knowledgeable | |
#13587 | irregular | |
#14167 | escaped | |
#15998 | cozy | |
#17068 | lax | |
#17781 | slack | |
#22862 | armchair | |
#26002 | cosy | |
#29011 | snug | |
#30728 | unstructured | |
#32870 | improvised | |
#37401 | versed | |
#39191 | wanton | |
#45774 | promiscuous | |
#64653 | unorganized | |
#168595 | unorganised | |
#322001 | sluttish |
How to use informal in a sentence?
Saudi Arabia will never solve the problem of informal work until it fixes its labor system to root out long-term systemic abuses.
We won't comment on internal memos that are informal and not definitive.
Asylum is the trump card of immigration, credible fear was an informal procedure intended to keep people out, what’s its doing now is letting people in. People have learned the right words and phrases whether true or not.
Somebody who is just leaking Rebekah Jones information is not following the chain of command, these informal channels would be significantly less protected.
Communicating directly in real language that people can understand, it's not standing from up on high or at a distance, it's like talking to your friend. Much more informal and conversational language.
Translations for informal
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- غير رسميArabic
- informalCatalan, Valencian
- neformálníCzech
- anffurfiolWelsh
- zwanglos, unförmlich, informell, inoffiziellGerman
- φιλικός, ανεπίσημοςGreek
- neformalaEsperanto
- informal, familiarSpanish
- غیر رسمیPersian
- familier, informelFrench
- neamhnósúilIrish
- neuformoilManx
- अनौपचारिकHindi
- óformlegurIcelandic
- 日常, 普段, 内々, 口語, 非公式, 褻Japanese
- informalLatin
- ōpakiMāori
- potocznyPolish
- informalPortuguese
- неформальный, неофициальный, непринуждённыйRussian
- informellSwedish
- không chính thứcVietnamese
- 非正式的Chinese
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