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in formal
adjective as in informal
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- breezy
- colloquial
- congenial
- cool
- democratic
- down home
- easy
- easygoing
- everyday
- extempore
- familiar
- folksy
- frank
- free
- free-and-easy
- homey
- improv
- inconspicuous
- laid back
- loose
- low-pressure
- mellow
- mixed
- motley
- natural
- off-the-cuff
- open
- ordinary
- sporty
- throwaway
- unceremonious
- unconstrained
- unconventional
- unfussy
- unrestrained
- urbane
- without ceremony
adjective as in offhand
adjective as in offhand
adjective as in outgoing
adjective as in sporty
adjective as in unconventional
Strongest matches
adjective as in uninhibited
Strongest matches
adjective as in vernacular
adjective as in extemporaneous
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in breezy
adjective as in unofficial
adjective as in down to earth
adjective as in free and easy
adjective as in casual
adjective as in confabulatory
adjective as in chatty
adjective as in conversational
adjective as in off-the-cuff
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in relaxed
Strongest matches
adjective as in spur-of-the-moment
Weak matches
adjective as in common
Strongest matches
adjective as in democratic
adjective as in easy
adjective as in easygoing
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- adaptable
- amenable
- calm
- collected
- complacent
- complaisant
- composed
- devil-may-care
- equable
- flexible
- free and easy
- hang-loose
- indolent
- indulgent
- informal
- insouciant
- lazy
- lenient
- liberal
- low-pressure
- moderate
- nonchalant
- patient
- permissive
- poised
- slack
- soft
- tolerant
- unaffected
- unconcerned
- uncritical
- undemanding
- uninhibited
- unpretentious
adjective as in everyday
adjective as in extemporaneous/extemporary
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- at first glance
- automatic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extempore
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- off the cuff
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in familiar
Strongest matches
adjective as in familiar
Strongest matches
adjective as in free
Strongest matches
adjective as in homely
adverb as in outdoor
adjective as in informal
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- breezy
- colloquial
- congenial
- cool
- democratic
- down home
- easy
- easygoing
- everyday
- extempore
- familiar
- folksy
- frank
- free
- free-and-easy
- homey
- improv
- inconspicuous
- laid back
- loose
- low-pressure
- mellow
- mixed
- motley
- natural
- off-the-cuff
- open
- ordinary
- sporty
- throwaway
- unceremonious
- unconstrained
- unconventional
- unfussy
- unrestrained
- urbane
- without ceremony
adjective as in offhand
adjective as in offhand
adjective as in outgoing
adjective as in sporty
adjective as in unconventional
Strongest matches
adjective as in uninhibited
Strongest matches
adjective as in vernacular
adjective as in extemporaneous
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in breezy
adjective as in unofficial
adjective as in down to earth
adjective as in free and easy
adjective as in casual
adjective as in confabulatory
adjective as in chatty
adjective as in conversational
adjective as in off-the-cuff
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad-lib
- automatic
- autoschediastic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extemporary
- extempore
- fake
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improvised
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- toss off
- toss out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unrehearsed
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in relaxed
Strongest matches
adjective as in spur-of-the-moment
Weak matches
adjective as in common
Strongest matches
adjective as in democratic
adjective as in easy
adjective as in easygoing
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- adaptable
- amenable
- calm
- collected
- complacent
- complaisant
- composed
- devil-may-care
- equable
- flexible
- free and easy
- hang-loose
- indolent
- indulgent
- informal
- insouciant
- lazy
- lenient
- liberal
- low-pressure
- moderate
- nonchalant
- patient
- permissive
- poised
- slack
- soft
- tolerant
- unaffected
- unconcerned
- uncritical
- undemanding
- uninhibited
- unpretentious
adjective as in everyday
adjective as in extemporaneous/extemporary
Weak matches
- ad hoc
- ad lib
- at first glance
- automatic
- by ear
- casual
- expedient
- extempore
- free
- immediate
- impromptu
- improv
- improvisatory
- improviso
- informal
- jamming
- made-up
- makeshift
- off the cuff
- off the top of head
- offhand
- on impulse
- on-the-spot
- snap
- spontaneous
- spur-of-the-moment
- taking for ride
- thought out loud
- tossed off
- tossed out
- unplanned
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unstudied
- winging it
adjective as in familiar
Strongest matches
adjective as in familiar
Strongest matches
adjective as in free
Strongest matches
adjective as in homely
adverb as in outdoor
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On this page you'll find 1073 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in-formal, such as: intimate, relaxed, spontaneous, straightforward, unofficial, and breezy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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