The school uniform is convenient because it can be worn for both informal and formal occasions.
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Informal
/ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/
Synonyms for "informal" (422 found)
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Closest matches (85)
Adjective(45 words)
ad hoc codinganecdotalanecdotal dataanecdotal observationanecdoticbonzerbreeziestcandidcarefree moodcasualcasual behaviorcasual daycasual errorcasual mannercasual observercasual phrasingcasual understandingchattierchattychummier
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chummiestclinical practice without researchcockamamiecolloquialcolloquial englishcolloquial expressioncolloquial expressionscolloquial french vocabularycolloquial idiomcolloquial languagecolloquial modern greekcolloquial phrasescolloquial speechcolloquial termcolloquial usageconversational languageconversational language styleconversational languagesconvivialcopaceticcopaseticcosycozycustomary normsdialectal
Noun(18 words)
amateuramateur photographyanecdotal data sourceanecdotal evidenceback of envelope rulebackyardbizbootleggingcasual atmospherecasual speechchitchattingcolloquial dictioncolloquial englishescolloquial frenchcommon-law marriageconfabbingcussingcustomary law principles
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (126)
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(49 words)
doggierdoggonedutch group workeveryday activitieseveryday itemeveryday languageeveryday languageseveryday lingoeveryday speecheveryday tasksfolksierfolksiestfreehand cutting techniquefreehand measurementfreehand shapesgoofiergutsierhaphazard note-takinghumungousiffy
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implicit practiceineffective styleinformal impressioninformal languageinformal memoinformal sharinginformal tipsinformal toneinformal wordingintimateirregular studylawless economylooselooserloyallerloyallestmental estimationnatural earthinessnatural logicsnon curricular areanon science unitnonacademic articlenonacademic categorynonacademic communitynonacademic community groupnonacademic craftnonacademic culturenonacademic subjectnonacademic term
Noun(30 words)
down at the heeldrabbletaileddraggleddraggletailedeasyeasygoingen deshabilleeverydayextemporaneousfamiliarfar outfolksyfreefree and easyfringyfrowzyfrumpishfrumpygarden-varietygracious
Determiner(1 words)
more animal
Related words (211)
Adjective(105 words)
nonacademic textnonalgorithmic methodnonbindingnonbinding agreementnonceremonialnonceremonial objectnoncivic contextnoncurriculum materialnoneducational descriptornoneducational frameworknoneducational space environmentnonformalnonformal speechnonjuridicalnonlegalnonlegal frameworknonstandard procedurenonstandard usagenonstatutory statusnontextbook
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pallypersonal anecdoteposherrelaxedrough sketchslangierslangiestslangyslipperedslouchyspoken contractspoken conventionsspoken dialectspontaneoustalkyteenierunacademicuncodifiedundefined notationunenforcedungovernedunincorporated groupunmannerlyunofficialunofficial actunofficial ceremonyunofficial channelsunofficial french labelunofficial spaceunofficial statementunofficial textunplanned curriculumunplanned periodunplanned studyunrecorded agreementunrecorded testunregulated activitiesunregulated spaceunregulated substanceunregulated systemunstandardizedunstructuredunstructured activityunstructured approachunstructured classroomunstructured dataunstructured dayunstructured discussionunstructured environmentunstructured essayunstructured executionunstructured fieldunstructured formatunstructured guidanceunstructured inquiryunstructured instructionunstructured languageunstructured language inputunstructured learningunstructured learning activitiesunstructured lessonunstructured lesson planunstructured lessonsunstructured methodunstructured narrationunstructured note-takingunstructured notingunstructured observationunstructured phrasingunstructured planunstructured protocolunstructured riskunstructured setupunstructured studyunstructured systemunstructured talkunstructured templateunstructured textunsystematic inquiryunwrittenunwritten methodunwritten practicesunwritten protocolvernacular languagewonkier
Noun(41 words)
noneducatornonphysiologistnonprofessionalnonrigorous discoursensaoffstagesout of court resolutionout of court settlementpeddlingpidginpomopornopotluckrule of thumb methodschoolyard patchseersuckershirtsleevesketch diagramslang termstreet slang
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street-marketswedish modteen slangtshirtumteenungoverned spaceunofficial examunofficial paperunregulated commerceunregulated practiceunstandardized measureunstructured brainstormingunstructured guessing processunstructured interpretationunwritten guidelineunwritten lawunwritten ruleunwritten rulesvulgatewriting tonezillions
nonstandardnot cricketnot donenot kosheroffbeatoffhandoffhandedordinaryoriginalout-of-the-wayoutgoingplainpokyprivateraggedraggedyrelaxedruinousscragglyscratch
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seedyshabbyshoddysimpleslackslatternlyslipshodsloppyslovenlysluttishsociablesordidspecialspokenspontaneoussportysqualidsubstandardtackytatteredunaffectedunassumingunauthorizedunceremoniousunconstrainedunconventionaluneducatedunfashionableunfussyunkemptunliteraryunneatunofficialunorthodoxunpretentiousunreservedunsightlyunstudieduntidyvernacularway out
Adjective(3 words)
not formalnot in accord with the usual regulationssuited for everyday use
Verb(1 words)
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More general
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesinformal assessmentinformal dressinformal languageinformal settinginformal styleinformal tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore informalmost informal
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
It was only an informal party.
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It's quite an informal meeting.
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Women's Liberation is a broad-based but informal popular movement.
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