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official

[uh-fish-uhl] / əˈfɪʃ əl /
ADJECTIVE
authorized, legitimate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authoritative conclusive definite fitting formal precise proper valid
STRONG
cathedral okay positive real true
WEAK
accredited approved authentic authenticated bona fide canonical ceremonious certified cleared correct customary decided decisive endorsed established ex cathedra ex officio legitimate licensed ordered orthodox recognized rightful sanctioned suitable
Antonyms
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imprecise improper incorrect indefinite inexact unacceptable unsuitable
STRONG
dishonest false invalid
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unauthorized unofficial unsanctioned
NOUN
person representing organization
Synonyms
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administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary
STRONG
CEO President boss brains brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal mayor officeholder panjandrum premier top treasurer
WEAK
big shot front office head person top brass top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee

Example Sentences

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The day after she was sacked, her official portrait was thrown in the trash at the very building that had been her domain.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, noted that official data showed only three ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

More than 300 people -- including firefighters, police officers and military troops -- are taking part in the search operation, an official from the Daejeon Fire Headquarters said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When I arrived in Cardigan it was busy, but it is the official start of the tourism season with the Easter holidays well under way.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A lot of these loans were now going bad, but subprime bonds weren’t moving—because Moody’s and S&P, disturbingly, still hadn’t changed their official opinions of them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis