Antonyms for informal

Antonyms for (adj) informal

Main entry: informal

Definition: not formal

Usage: conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress; an informal free-and-easy manner; an informal gathering of friends

Antonyms: formal

Definition: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)


Main entry: informal

Definition: used of spoken and written language

Antonyms: formal

Definition: (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms


Antonyms: uncommon

Definition: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind


Antonyms: individual, single

Definition: being or characteristic of a single thing or person


Main entry: cozy, informal, intimate

Definition: having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

Usage: had a cozy chat; a relaxed informal manner; an intimate cocktail lounge; the small room was cozy and intimate

Antonyms: hostile

Definition: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces


Antonyms: unfriendly

Definition: not disposed to friendship or friendliness


Antonyms: hostile

Definition: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally


Antonyms: unfriendly

Definition: not easy to understand or use


Main entry: loose, informal

Definition: not officially recognized or controlled

Usage: an informal agreement; a loose organization of the local farmers

Antonyms: official

Definition: having official authority or sanction


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