His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.
Source: tatoeba (22419)
Official
/əˈfɪʃ(ə)l/
Synonyms for "official" (580 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(2 words)
administrativeadministrative action
Adjective(3 words)
administrative actadministrative dataadministrative decision
Strong matches (15)
Adjective(5 words)
administrative mattersadministrative officesadministrative planadministrative procedureadministrative record
Noun(5 words)
Related words (25)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(4 words)
authoritative presencebritish governmentbureaucratic culturebureaucratic language
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: absolute, accepted, accredited, administration, administrative.
- Sentence evidence is available for official, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "official".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "official"
Keep "official" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "official" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "official", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "official" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
12 entriescity officialcourt officialeducation officialgovernment officialofficial consentofficial documentofficial licenseofficial recordofficial sanctionofficial statementpolice officialschool official
Collocations
11 entriescity officialgovernment officialofficial documentofficial languageofficial policyofficial recordofficial reportofficial sealofficial statementofficial websiteschool official
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
16 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 61 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- zyrtar adj (approved by authority)
Arabic
2 entries- رَسْمي adj (approved by authority)
- رَسْمِيّ adj (approved by authority)
Armenian
1 entries- պաշտոնական adj (approved by authority)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- rəsmi adj (approved by authority)
Bashkir
1 entries- рәсми adj (approved by authority)
Belarusian
2 entries- афіцы́йны adj (approved by authority)
- афіцыя́льны adj (approved by authority)
Bengali
2 entries- দাপ্তরিক adj (approved by authority)
- সরকারী adj (approved by authority)
Bulgarian
1 entries- официа́лен adj (approved by authority)
Catalan
1 entries- oficial adj (approved by authority)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 官方 adj (approved by authority)
- 正式 adj (approved by authority)
Czech
1 entries- oficiální adj (approved by authority)
Danish
1 entries- officiel adj (approved by authority)
Dutch
1 entries- officieel adj (approved by authority)
Estonian
1 entries- ametlik adj (approved by authority)
Finnish
1 entries- virallinen adj (approved by authority)
French
1 entries- officiel adj (approved by authority)
Georgian
1 entries- ოფიციალური adj (approved by authority)
German
1 entries- offiziell adj (approved by authority)
Greek
1 entries- επίσημος adj (approved by authority)
Hebrew
1 entries- רִשְׁמִי adj (approved by authority)
Hindi
2 entries- अधिकृत adj (approved by authority)
- आधिकारिक adj (approved by authority)
Hungarian
1 entries- hivatalos adj (approved by authority)
Icelandic
1 entries- opinber adj (approved by authority)
Indonesian
1 entries- resmi adj (approved by authority)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- رَسْمی adj (approved by authority)
Irish
1 entries- oifigiúil adj (approved by authority)
Italian
1 entries- ufficiale adj (approved by authority)
Japanese
2 entries- 正式な adj (approved by authority)
- 正式の adj (approved by authority)
Kazakh
1 entries- ресми adj (approved by authority)
Korean
1 entries- 공식적 adj (approved by authority)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- расмий adj (approved by authority)
- ырасмый adj (approved by authority)
Ladino
1 entries- ofisial adj (approved by authority)
Latvian
1 entries- oficiāls adj (approved by authority)
Lithuanian
1 entries- oficialus adj (approved by authority)
Macedonian
1 entries- официја́лен adj (approved by authority)
Malay
1 entries- rasmi adj (approved by authority)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഔദ്യോഗിക adj (approved by authority)
Maltese
1 entries- uffiċjal adj (approved by authority)
Marathi
1 entries- अधिकृत adj (approved by authority)
Mongolian
1 entries- албан ёсны adj (approved by authority)
Māori
1 entries- whaimana adj (approved by authority)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- resmî adj (approved by authority)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- offisiell adj (approved by authority)
Pashto
1 entries- رسمي adj (approved by authority)
Polish
1 entries- oficjalny adj (approved by authority)
Romanian
1 entries- oficial adj (approved by authority)
Russian
1 entries- официа́льный adj (approved by authority)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- slȕžben adj (approved by authority)
- zvàničan adj (approved by authority)
- зва̀ничан adj (approved by authority)
- слу̏жбен adj (approved by authority)
Slovak
1 entries- oficiálny adj (approved by authority)
Slovene
1 entries- uraden adj (approved by authority)
Spanish
1 entries- oficial adj (approved by authority)
Swahili
1 entries- rasmi adj (approved by authority)
Swedish
1 entries- officiell adj (approved by authority)
Tajik
1 entries- расмӣ adj (approved by authority)
Tatar
1 entries- рәсми adj (approved by authority)
Turkish
1 entries- resmî adj (approved by authority)
Turkmen
1 entries- resmi adj (approved by authority)
Ukrainian
2 entries- офіці́йний adj (approved by authority)
- офіціа́льний adj (approved by authority)
Urdu
2 entries- دَفْتَری adj (approved by authority)
- سَرْکاری adj (approved by authority)
Uyghur
1 entries- رەسمىي adj (approved by authority)
Uzbek
1 entries- rasmiy adj (approved by authority)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Taking notes at each meeting is one of the official duties.
Source: tatoeba (22520)
Maori culture is now spreading more and more among us and their language has become an official language.
Source: tatoeba (32876)
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
Source: tatoeba (40178)
Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "official"?
Closest matches include absolute, accepted, accredited, administration, administrative.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "official"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.