Antonyms for in formal
Grammar : Adj, adv |
Spell : in-fawr-muhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfɔr məl |
- abnormal
- agitated
- alien
- aloof
- ambiguous
- apathetic
- arduous
- aristocratic
- arriving
- attractive
- authoritative
- authorized
- barred
- beautiful
- blocked
- bound
- business
- busy
- buttoned-up
- calculated
- calm
- careful
- ceremonious
- closed
- cold
- common
- complex
- complicated
- confined
- confirmed
- considered
- conventional
- cool
- costly
- critical
- cultured
- definite
- deliberate
- demanding
- depressed
- different
- difficult
- distant
- dreamy
- dressed-up
- enslaved
- entering
- excellent
- exceptional
- excited
- exhausting
- expensive
- extraordinary
- fanciful
- foreign
- formal
- gloomy
- hard
- heavy
- heavyhearted
- high
- high-priced
- hindered
- hurried
- hyped
- idealistic
- ignorant
- impossible
- inactive
- incoming
- incompatible
- industrial
- infrequent
- inhibited
- intolerant
- intricate
- introverted
- involved
- irregular
- laborious
- lethargic
- lifeless
- limited
- loose
- mean
- modest
- nervous
- new
- niggardly
- noble
- normal
- noteworthy
- occupied
- official
- onery
- oppressive
- ordinary
- original
- painstaking
- peaceful
- peculiar
- planned
- practiced
- premeditated
- prepared
- prevented
- priced
- quiet
- rare
- read
- reclusive
- refined
- regular
- rehearsed
- reserved
- restrained
- restricted
- rigid
- sad
- scarce
- scheduled
- serious
- shy
- silent
- sophisticated
- sorrowful
- special
- standard
- stiff
- still
- strange
- strict
- stupid
- superior
- suppressed
- tied-up
- tight-fisted
- troubled
- trying
- turbulent
- unacquainted
- unapproachable
- unclear
- uncomfortable
- uncommon
- unconventional
- undistinguished
- uneasy
- unexpected
- unfamiliar
- unfriendly
- unhappy
- unintelligent
- unknowledgeable
- unknown
- unleisurely
- unorthodox
- unpermissive
- unrelaxed
- unremarkable
- unsociable
- untalkative
- unusual
- upset
- usual
- vague
- valuable
- violent
- wild
- worried
- written
Definition of in formal
Origin :- mid-15c., "lacking form; not in accordance with the rules of formal logic," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + formal. Meaning "irregular, unofficial" is from c.1600. Sense of "done without ceremony" is from 1828. Related: Informally.
- As in informal : adj casual, simple
- As in offhand : adj abrupt, careless
- As in offhand : adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
- As in outgoing : adj demonstrative, extroverted
- As in sporty : adj casual; flashy
- As in unconventional : adj very different; odd
- As in uninhibited : adj free and easy; without restraint
- As in vernacular : adj native, colloquial
- As in extemporaneous : adj improvised
- As in breezy : adj easy, lighthearted
- As in unofficial : adj unauthorized
- As in down to earth : adj practical
- As in free and easy : adj relaxed
- As in casual : adj nonchalant, relaxed in manner
- As in confabulatory : adj talkative
- As in chatty : adj talkative
- As in conversational : adj talkative
- As in off-the-cuff : adj extemporaneous
- As in relaxed : adj easygoing
- As in spur-of-the-moment : adj extemporaneous
- As in common : adj average, ordinary
- As in democratic : adj representative, self-governing
- As in easy : adj good-humored
- As in easygoing : adj complacent, permissive
- As in everyday : adj common
- As in extemporaneous/extemporary : adj unrehearsed, improvised
- As in familiar : adj common, well-known
- As in familiar : adj friendly, bold
- As in free : adj unrestrained personally
- As in homely : adj ordinary, comfortable
- As in outdoor : adv in the open air
Synonyms for in formal
- able
- accepted
- accustomed
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- ad-lib
- affable
- airy
- alfresco
- allowed
- aloof
- amenable
- amiable
- amicable
- anarchistic
- animated
- apathetic
- approachable
- at ease
- at first glance
- at large
- at liberty
- atypical
- audacious
- automatic
- autonomous
- autoschediastic
- avant-garde
- average
- banal
- beat
- bizarre
- blabby
- blasé
- blithe
- boon
- bourgeois
- brazen
- breezy
- brusque
- buddy-buddy
- buoyant
- by ear
- calm
- candid
- carefree
- casual
- casual conversational
- cavalier
- characteristic
- chatty
- cheerful
- chummy
- civil
- clear
- close
- collected
- colloquial
- comformable
- comfortable
- comfy
- common
- commonplace
- commonsensical
- communal
- communicative
- complaisant
- composed
- confidential
- congenial
- constitutional
- conventional
- conversational
- convivial
- cool
- cordial
- cozy
- crazy
- current
- cursory
- curt
- customary
- cut loose
- daily
- dear
- debonair
- democratic
- detached
- devil-may-care
- dialectal
- dime a dozen
- diplomatic
- disengaged
- domestic
- domesticated
- down home
- dull
- earthy
- easy
- easy-going
- easygoing
- eccentric
- effervescent
- egalitarian
- equal
- escaped
- even-tempered
- everyday
- expansive
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- extrovert
- fake
- familiar
- fancy-free
- far-out
- flamboyant
- flaunting
- flexible
- folksy
- footloose
- footloose and fancy-free
- forward
- frank
- freakish
- freaky
- free
- free and easy
- free as a bird
- free as the wind
- free-and-easy
- free-spirited
- free-wheeling
- frequent
- fresh
- friendly
- gabby
- garden
- garden variety
- garrulous
- gaudy
- gay
- general
- genial
- gentle
- glib
- glittering
- glittery
- glitzy
- good-natured
- good-tempered
- gossipy
- graceful
- gracious
- gregarious
- habitual
- hackneyed
- hang-loose
- hanging out
- happy-go-lucky
- healthful
- hilltop
- homelike
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- household
- humble
- humdrum
- idiomatic
- idiosyncratic
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- impudent
- in the open
- inconspicuous
- incurious
- independent
- indifferent
- indigenous
- individual
- individualistic
- indolent
- indulgent
- inelaborate
- informal
- ingrained
- inherent
- insouciant
- instinctive
- intimate
- intrusive
- invigorating
- irregular
- jamming
- jaunty
- jazzy
- just
- kind
- kinky
- known
- kooky
- lackadaisical
- laid back
- laid-back
- lax
- lazy
- lenient
- levelheaded
- liberal
- liberated
- libertarian
- light
- lively
- local
- long-winded
- loose
- loose-lipped
- loquacious
- loud
- low-pressure
- lowly
- made-up
- mainstream
- makeshift
- matter-of-fact
- mediocre
- mellow
- middle-of-the-road
- mild
- mixed
- moderate
- modest
- monotonous
- motley
- mountain
- multieloquent
- mundane
- native
- natty
- natural
- nature-loving
- near
- neighborly
- nervy
- no holds barred
- nonchalant
- nonconformist
- nonformal
- normal
- obliging
- obtrusive
- oddball
- off the beaten track
- off the cuff
- off the hip
- off the hook
- off the record
- off the top of head
- off the wall
- off-the-cuff
- offbeat
- offhand
- officious
- old hat
- on impulse
- on one's own
- on the loose
- on-the-spot
- open
- orderly
- ordinary
- original
- ornate
- out in left field
- out of the house
- out of the ordinary
- out-of-doors
- outgiving
- outside
- palsy
- palsy-walsy
- passable
- patient
- patio
- peppy
- per diem
- perfunctory
- permitted
- personal
- picnic
- placid
- plain
- plainspoken
- pleasant
- plebian
- pococurante
- poised
- polite
- popular
- populist
- pragmatic
- presuming
- presumptuous
- prevailing
- prevalent
- private
- probable
- prosaic
- proverbial
- purposeless
- quotidian
- racy
- real
- realistic
- reasonable
- recognizable
- regular
- relaxed
- remote
- repeated
- routine
- run-of-the-mill
- rustic
- sassy
- secure
- self-possessed
- self-ruling
- sensible
- serene
- showy
- simple
- smart
- smooth
- snap
- snazzy
- snug
- sober-minded
- sociable
- Socialist
- sparkling
- spicy
- spirited
- spontaneous
- sporty
- sprightly
- spur-of-the-moment
- stale
- standard
- stereotyped
- stock
- straightforward
- suave
- sunny
- sympathetic
- taking for ride
- talky
- thick
- thought out loud
- throwaway
- tight
- tolerant
- toss off
- toss out
- tossed off
- tossed out
- tranquil
- trite
- trivial
- typical
- unaffected
- unanxious
- unassuming
- unattached
- unbridled
- unceremonious
- unchecked
- uncommitted
- uncommon
- unconcerned
- unconfined
- unconfirmed
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- unconventional
- uncorroborated
- uncritical
- uncurbed
- uncustomary
- undemanding
- undistinguished
- unengaged
- unexceptional
- unfettered
- unforced
- unfussy
- ungoverned
- unhampered
- unhurried
- unimaginative
- unimpeded
- uninhibited
- uninterested
- unique
- universal
- unobstructed
- unofficial
- unorthodox
- unostentatious
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unpretentious
- unregulated
- unrehearsed
- unremarkable
- unrepressed
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unsanctioned
- unself-conscious
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- unsuppressed
- untrammeled
- unusual
- unvaried
- urbane
- usual
- vanilla
- verbose
- vivacious
- vocal
- voluble
- vulgar
- warm
- way-out
- wearisome
- weirdo
- welcoming
- whitebread
- winging it
- wise
- withdrawn
- without ceremony
- without preparation
- wonted
- woods
- workaday
- worn-out
- yard
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