Antonyms for formal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fawr-muh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr məl

Definition of formal

Origin : late 14c., from Old French formel (13c.) and directly from Latin formalis, from forma (see form (n.)). As a noun, c.1600 (plural) "things that are formal;" as a short way to say formal dance, recorded by 1906, U.S. college students.

adj established, orderly
adj stiff, affected, correct

Example sentences :

Yet the superscription is of his dictating, I dare say, for he is a formal wretch.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Again, the girl made her formal response in the affirmative, then left the room.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

It is not a thing for which one can render formal thanks in formal words.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

The tone was formal, and put Payne ten thousand leagues away from her.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

He had known Jack's governor for years, and so a too formal introduction was unnecessary.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

All this was equivalent to my formal adoption as Mr. Stewart's son.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

They parted, however, without establishing any formal acquaintance.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

She enclosed a formal refusal of the invitation to the Haberdashers' Assistants' Ball.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

When the formal ceremonies were ended I again arose and addressed the Emperor.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

Synonyms for formal

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