92 synonyms, 8 definitions, 1 antonym for FORMAL

86 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	accurate	37.2	8 letters	79 synonyms
2.	affected	43.7	8 letters	75 synonyms
3.	aloof	0.98	5 letters	60 synonyms
4.	aristocratic	1.7	12 letters	34 synonyms
5.	artificial	17.4	10 letters	68 synonyms
6.	austere	1	7 letters	78 synonyms
7.	awkward	19.5	7 letters	122 synonyms
8.	befitting	0.76	9 letters	41 synonym
9.	business-like	318	12 letters	13 synonyms
10.	categorical	0.76	11 letters	55 synonyms
11.	ceremonial	3.09	10 letters	34 synonyms
12.	ceremonious	0.06	11 letters	28 synonyms
13.	chill	15.1	5 letters	104 synonyms
14.	clumsy	2.75	6 letters	82 synonyms
15.	cold	105	4 letters	124 synonyms
16.	conforming	1.23	10 letters	32 synonyms
17.	conformist	0.36	10 letters	17 synonyms
18.	constrained	2.57	11 letters	39 synonyms
19.	conventional	17.8	12 letters	75 synonyms
20.	correcten.synonym.one	61.7	7 letters	135 synonyms
21.	cultivated	3.98	10 letters	41 synonym
22.	declamatory	0.05	11 letters	21 synonym
23.	dignified	1.91	9 letters	57 synonyms
24.	distant	15.5	7 letters	116 synonyms
25.	dogmatic	0.85	8 letters	55 synonyms
26.	established	79.4	11 letters	100 synonyms
27.	eternal	12.9	7 letters	55 synonyms
28.	exact	32.4	5 letters	118 synonyms
29.	explicit	9.12	8 letters	71 synonym
30.	express	47.9	7 letters	144 synonyms
31.	fitting	12.6	7 letters	90 synonyms
32.	fixed	50.1	5 letters	129 synonyms
33.	fluent	3.31	6 letters	33 synonyms
34.	genteel	0.44	7 letters	23 synonyms
35.	immovable	0.6	9 letters	54 synonyms
36.	indifferent	2.75	11 letters	143 synonyms
37.	inevitable	12	10 letters	34 synonyms
38.	just	2690	4 letters	143 synonyms
39.	mentioned	67.6	9 letters	15 synonyms
40.	methodical	1.05	10 letters	61 synonym
41.	nominal	3.98	7 letters	25 synonyms
42.	official	138	8 letters	73 synonyms
43.	oratorical	0.14	10 letters	11 synonyms
44.	orderly	2.75	7 letters	82 synonyms
45.	orthodox	8.51	8 letters	50 synonyms
46.	positive	97.7	8 letters	85 synonyms
47.	precise	13.5	7 letters	88 synonyms
48.	pretentious	1.48	11 letters	86 synonyms
49.	priggish	0.05	8 letters	34 synonyms
50.	primen.synonym.one	0.74	4 letters	30 synonyms
51.	proper	52.5	6 letters	109 synonyms
52.	punctilious	0.06	11 letters	47 synonyms
53.	refined	6.76	7 letters	110 synonyms
54.	regular	89.1	7 letters	123 synonyms
55.	rhetorical	2.4	10 letters	26 synonyms
56.	rigid	5.62	5 letters	94 synonyms
57.	rigourous	0.02	9 letters	71 synonym
58.	ritual	10.5	6 letters	62 synonyms
59.	sedate	0.58	6 letters	85 synonyms
60.	sententious	0.03	11 letters	21 synonym
61.	serious	126	7 letters	105 synonyms
62.	set	389	3 letters	325 synonyms
63.	simple	120	6 letters	208 synonyms
64.	so-called	348	8 letters	20 synonyms
65.	sober	8.71	5 letters	86 synonyms
66.	solemn	2.57	6 letters	45 synonyms
67.	staid	0.38	5 letters	47 synonyms
68.	starched	0.19	8 letters	9 synonyms
69.	stately	1.35	7 letters	45 synonyms
70.	stern	7.94	5 letters	109 synonyms
71.	stiff	7.94	5 letters	152 synonyms
72.	stilted	0.36	7 letters	25 synonyms
73.	stodgy	0.16	6 letters	14 synonyms
74.	stoical	0.06	7 letters	25 synonyms
75.	stolid	0.1	6 letters	30 synonyms
76.	strict	17	6 letters	93 synonyms
77.	stuffy	1.07	6 letters	41 synonym
78.	suggested	47.9	9 letters	14 synonyms
79.	suitable	24	8 letters	61 synonym
80.	systematic	7.41	10 letters	49 synonyms
81.	titular	0.79	7 letters	11 synonyms
82.	triumphal	0.45	9 letters	18 synonyms
83.	unchangeable	0.26	12 letters	22 synonyms
84.	unqualified	1.55	11 letters	76 synonyms
85.	unresponsive	0.98	12 letters	40 synonyms
86.	wooden	21.4	6 letters	12 synonyms

2 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Likes	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	courtly	0.39	0	7 letters	39 synonyms
2.	schematic	1.32	0	9 letters	3 synonyms

1 antonym

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of antonyms
1.	informal			8 letters	1 antonym

6 definitions

formal (Adjective) —	Being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) 5 examples
	1. ex. "pay one's formal respects"
	2. ex. "formal dress"
	3. ex. "a formal ball"
	4. ex. "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"
	5. ex. "a formal education"
formal (Adjective) —	Characteristic of or befitting a person in authority 1 example
	1. ex. "formal duties"
formal (Adjective) —	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms 1 example
	1. ex. "the paper was written in formal English"
formal (Adjective) —	(fine arts) represented in simplified or symbolic form
formal (Adjective) —	Logically deductive 1 example
	1. ex. "formal proof"
formal (Adjective) —	Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court 1 example
	1. ex. "a formal gentleman"

2 see also

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	formality			9 letters	43 synonyms
2.	formalness			10 letters	1 synonym

4 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	ball	110	4 letters	59 synonyms
2.	dinner dress	29.4	11 letters	3 synonyms
3.	dinner gown	5.14	10 letters	3 synonyms
4.	evening gown	5.22	11 letters	3 synonyms

2 definitions

formal (Noun) —	A lavish dance requiring formal attire
formal (Noun) —	A gown for evening wear

6 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	dance	5 letters	45 synonyms
2.	evening clothes	14 letters	3 synonyms
3.	evening dress	12 letters	3 synonyms
4.	eveningwear	11 letters	3 synonyms
5.	formalwear	10 letters	3 synonyms
6.	gown	4 letters	16 synonyms

7 types

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	cotilion	8 letters	1 synonym
2.	cotillion	9 letters	1 synonym
3.	fancy-dress ball	14 letters	2 synonyms
4.	masked ball	10 letters	6 synonyms
5.	masquerade ball	14 letters	2 synonyms
6.	prom	4 letters	8 synonyms
7.	promenade	9 letters	58 synonyms

Similar words

— black-tie	— buckram	— ceremonial	— ceremonious
— conventional	— dignified	— dress	— firmly
— firmly established	— form-only	— formalist	— formality
— formally	— formless	— formula	— formulate
— formulation	— full-dress	— literary	— logical
— nominal	— nonrepresentational	— official	— perfunctory
— positive	— prescribed	— pro forma	— rhetorical
— semi-formal	— semiformal	— starchy	— stiff
— titular	— white-tie

10 misspelling

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With the same beginning

formal garden formal logic formal semantics formaldehyde formalin formalisation formalise formalised formalism formalist

With the same ending

be informal informal semiformal semi-formal conformal

All synonyms in one line

accurate, affected, aloof, aristocratic, artificial, en.synonym.one, austere, awkward, befitting, business-like, categorical, ceremonial, ceremonious, chill, clumsy, cold, conforming, conformist, constrained, conventional, correct, cultivated, declamatory, dignified, distant, dogmatic, en.synonym.one, established, eternal, exact, explicit, express, fitting, fixed, fluent, genteel, immovable, indifferent, inevitable, just, mentioned, methodical, nominal, official, oratorical, orderly, orthodox, positive, precise, pretentious, priggish, prim, en.synonym.one, proper, punctilious, refined, regular, rhetorical, rigid, rigourous, ritual, sedate, sententious, serious, set, simple, so-called, sober, solemn, staid, starched, stately, stern, stiff, stilted, stodgy, stoical, stolid, strict, stuffy, suggested, suitable, systematic, titular, triumphal, unchangeable, unqualified, unresponsive, wooden, courtly, schematic, ball, dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown.

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Synonyms, formal antonyms, definition Formal

1. formal (a)

2. formal (Adjective)

3. formal (Noun)