formal

[fawr-muhl] / ˈfɔr məl /

ADJECTIVE

established, orderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

academic ceremonial explicit legal precise proper solemn strict

STRONG

express official regular ritual set

WEAK

approved ceremonialistic ceremonious confirmed conventional decorous directed fixed formalistic lawful methodical prescribed pro forma punctilious rigid ritualistic stately stereotyped stereotypical systematic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous inaccurate indefinite ordinary

WEAK

customary disorderly informal normal relaxed unaffected

ADJECTIVE

stiff, affected, correct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

polite precise

STRONG

nominal

WEAK

aloof by the numbers ceremonious conventional decorous distant exact playing the game prim punctilious reserved seemly sententious starched stilted straight arrow stuffy unbending

Antonyms

WEAK

customary disorderly informal normal relaxed unaffected

Example Sentences

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It said it had waited until there was a formal diagnosis via a confirmed test.

From BBC

Football Supporters Europe has filed a formal complaint against Fifa over "excessive ticket prices" at this summer's World Cup.

From BBC

"It has to be this way: in addition to the formal punishment in the judicial system, we're saying, 'You have no place here'," she said.

From Barron's

But there’s no single formal definition of the term.

From MarketWatch

Deputy Rob Curgenven said the idea was not yet a formal proposal, but followed a social media poll where up to 85% of respondents backed scrapping the funding.

From BBC

formal

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