Formal

/ˈfɔɹməl/

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Noun(36 words)

academic analysisacademic community eventsacademic honors ceremonyacademic journalacademic languageacademic language styleacademic phraseaddressing termalgorithm design methodologyalgorithmizingarchaeological reportauthorizing ball ballroomboardroom levelbody text serif designbroadsheetbureaucratic apparatusbusiness meetingcabinet secretary

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castlereaghceremonial bowlceremonial dressceremonial maceceremonial protocolceremonial water bowlchurch gardencity hall suiteclass forumclassical adjectiveclassical designclassical music compositionclassical thoughtclassroom directiveclassroom standard languageclub president

Adjective(75 words)

academic communitiesacademic community leadersacademic community resourcesacademic conceptacademic descriptorsacademic dictionacademic diction usageacademic dissentacademic enumerationacademic frenchacademic goalacademic grammaracademic logicianacademic structureacademic styleacademic techniqueacademic termacademic textacademic toneacademic topic

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academic vocabularyacademic worldadministrative actadministrative descriptoradministrative officesadministrative practicealgebraicalgorithmic approachalgorithmic languagesalgorithmic problem solvingamerican war for independenceanalytic logiciananalytic methodanalyticalanalytical frameworkarticulentattic poetryballbiblical syntaxbookish bureaucraticbureaucratic culturebureaucratic rulescentral government styleceremonialceremonial actceremonial actionceremonial attireceremonial covenantceremonial declineceremonial dutiesceremonial eventceremonial itemceremonial momentceremonial normsceremonial objectceremonial objectsceremonial pledgeceremonial public-speechceremonial regaliaceremonial staffceremonial swordceremonial toolceremonial urnceremonialistic ceremony churchlikecivilized discourseclassic roman numeralsclassical art techniqueclassical compositionclassical concertclassical music compositionsclassical musical piececlassical symphonies

accepted acknowledged adjectival admitted adverbial aloof anatomic approved architectonic architectural arranged attributive authorized awkwardbaccalaureate servicebaptismalbeing donebloated bombastic businesslike

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byname celebration ceremonial ceremonious ceremony chill chivalric chivalrous civil cognominalcomme il fautcommencement

Verb(2 words)

assess linguistic abilitybuttoned

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Noun(39 words)

common phrases in portuguesecomputer science conceptcongratulatingcontractual relationcopperplate scriptcourteous remarkcourtship ritualcrinolinedata templatede offizielldebugging analysisdeductive reasoningdesign modeldinner dressdinner gowndrawing roomdutch stijfeducational institutiones oficialevening gown

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governing bodiesgovernment agency formgovernment agency guidelineshackneyinginstitutional affiliationinstitutional normsinstitutional orientedinstitutionalization standardinstructional routineinterrogatorylaw codelegal bodylinguistic attributelofortyxlogic conceptlogic scholarlogical propositionsmass registermaster disconnect

Adjective(69 words)

common social virtuecomputational logicianconstitutional checks and balancesconstrained conventionalcorporate ethicscourtliest courtlydeductive logicdignified demeanordressiestdressy patterndutiful educationaleducational curriculumelectrical terminologyelevatedesteemed institutioneventevidenced findings

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executive body decisionsexecutive council reportexecutive summary writingfederal government styleformal descriptorformal dictionformal englishformal languageformal language useformal stylegala gentlemanlygovernmental agenciesgovernmental agencygrammatical usagegrammatical wordgrave demeanorhigh culture traditionshistorical writinginnumerous institutionalinstitutional annalsinstitutional arrangementinstitutional arrangementsinstitutional descriptorinstitutional frameworkinstitutional gardeninstitutional governanceinstitutional policyinstitutional terminteger descriptorintellectual climateklassische musik komponierenlegal action noticelegal documentslegal procedurelegal tabletlinguistic detachmentlinguistic formliterary society journalliturgicallocal government stylelogicallogical conclusionlogical frameworklogical justificationlogical methodlogical predicatesmath-booklike

conditional confining conformable conjunctive constructional conventional conventionalized convocation copulative correct courtly cramped cumbrous customaryde rigueurdecent decorous definite demure dignified

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diminutive distantdress uniformearnest edificial elephantine elevatedempty formalityepithetic established eucharisticevening dressexact exacting exercise exercises explicit express extrinsic fixed flatulent forcedformal dressformalist formalistic formality formalized formational formative formulaic formular formulary frowningfull dressfunction functional gallant gassy genteel glossematic graduationgraduation exercisesgrammatic grammatical grandiloquent grave grim grim-faced grim-visaged guinde habitual halting harmonious heavyhigh churchhigh-church honorific hypocoristic impersonalin handin name onlyinaugural inauguration inflated inflexible initiation inkhorn intransitive knightly labored latinate lawful leaden legal legalistic limited linking literary liturgic liturgical liturgistic liturgylong facedlong-faced lumbering

Verb(3 words)

expressing formalised intoned

Pronoun(1 words)

it ufficiale

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Adjective(136 words)

mathematical conceptsmathematical definitionmathematical logicmathematical logicsmathematical notationmathematical rulemathematical systemmayoral powersmayoral responsibilitiesmayoralisticmedical diagnosticianmunicipal government stylemuseum-likenatural scientistofficialofficial ceremonyofficial channelsofficial codeofficial communicationofficial data

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official documentofficial formatofficial introductionofficial letterofficial mandateofficial memorandumofficial national capitalofficial policiesofficial policyofficial proceduresofficial recordsofficial reportofficial rulebookofficial sanctionofficial sealofficial specificationofficial textsold formoperational risk managementoral temperature check protocolorganized clubpaperlike parliamentaryparliamentary bold moveparliamentary lawmakingparliamentary levelperfunctorypolitical procedurepresidentialpresidential cabinetspresidential orderpresidential styleprime ministerial dutiesprime ministerial protocolprimmestprivate club etiquetteproceduralprocedural drillprocedural methodprofessionalprofessional demeanorprofessional dictionprofessional historian perspectiveprofessional jargonprofessional languageprofessional mathematicianproperproper languageproper methodpropositionalpropositional connectivepropositional formulapt oficialpublic institution boardpure mathematicsreligious followersrigorous scienceritual tasksschematic scholarlyscholarly fieldscholarly studyscholarly termscholarly tonescientific discoursescientific phrasingsenatorial romansolemn vowsolemner solemnestspecial meetingstaiderstandard languagestandard language policystandard varietystandardized written language assessmentstarchier starchiest starchystate institutionstate servicesstated policy stancestateliest stately stiffest stiffish stodgier stodgystrict burial-action protocolstrict discipline environmentstructured stuffiestsubdued floralssymbolic implementsymbolic languagesymbolic logic languagesymbolic logic systemsymbolic termsymbolicalsyntactic systemsystematicsystematic observationtechnical fieldstechnical inquiriestechnical systemtheoretictheoretical logictribal counciltribal council minutestribal council proceedingsuptight vestmental well-spokenwritten communicationwritten language conventionswritten-law sources

Noun(79 words)

mathematical descriptormathematical groupmathematical languagemathematical logicianmathematical termmilitary briefingmore academicmore bureaucraticmore ceremonialmore corporatemore mathematicalmore officialmore schoollikemost academic disciplinemost approvedmost ceremonialmost math programlikemost officialmost presidentialmost presidential speech

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nl officieelofficial arrangementofficial endorsementofficial statementorgandyoutward formpaper pinstripepolicy brief stylepolicy making processpolicy-area analysispredicate logicsprocedural gapprofessional conductprofessional licenseproformaproject formatproject management planpublic safety office procedurespublic statementratifyingregimental standardreport writing styleresearch documentresearch planro oficialruling body decisionsruling-body policysales contractsscholarly articlescholarly dictionschool clothingschool spanish vocabularyscientific datasigning ceremonysolemn pledgesolemn promisesolemnizingspanish oficialstandard language formstandard usestiff movementstylistic guidesv officiellsyllogisticsyllogistic reasoningsymbolic calculussymbolic logicalsystematic evidence gatheringtechnical languagetextbook registertextbook styletheoretical biologytheoretical computer sciencetraining coursewar councilwriting tonewritten demandwritten guarantee

meet methodical modal morphological morphotic mummery nominal nominative normal observance office officialold worldold-fashioned old-world ordered orderly organic organismal orthodox

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ostensible outward parliamentary participial paschal pedantic performance perfunctory plastic polite pompous ponderous pontifical postpositional precise prepositional prescribed pretended priggish primpro formaprofessed pronominal proper prudish punctilious purported quasi received recognized regalia regularreligious ceremonyreserved right rigid riterite de passagerite of passageritual ritualistic routine sacramental sacramentarian scholastic sedate seemly self-called self-christened self-conscious self-contained self-important self-styled serious service sesquipedalian setso calledso-called sober sober-minded sobersided soi-disant solemn solemnity solemnization somber square staid standard starched state stately steady stiff stiltedstone facedstone-faced straightstraight facedstraight-faced strait-laced straitened strict structural stuffy stylized substantive substructural superficial superstructural supposed surface swollen symmetrical syntactic systematic tagmemic tails tectonic textural thoughtful titular traditional transitive tumid turgid tuxedo unbending unchanging uniform unsmiling unwieldy usual verbal weighty well-ordered well-regulatedwould bewould-be

Adverb(3 words)

more mature approachmore parliamentary levelmost standard language form

Determiner(2 words)

most criminal-codemost document-type

Verb(2 words)

published stiffened

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adjective dance educationevening clothesevening dresseveningwear event formalwear gown style

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11 entries

banquet ceremonial ceremony danceformal curriculumformal dictionformal instructionformal schoolingformal toneofficial traditional

Collocations

9 entries

formal assessmentformal attireformal ceremonyformal dressformal educationformal eventformal invitationformal languageschool formal

Inflections

3 entries

formalsmore formalmost formal

Derivations

8 entries

formality formalizable formalization formalize formalized formalizes formalizing formally

Antonyms

1 entries

informal

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25 entries

black-tie buckram ceremonial ceremonious conventional dignified dress form-only full-dress literary logical nominal nonrepresentational official perfunctory positive

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I utterly despise formal writing!

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The school uniform is convenient because it can be worn for both informal and formal occasions.

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We need some formal instruction in literature.

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Boy, did she have egg on her face when she showed up at the formal party wearing blue jeans!

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