Official

//əˈfɪʃ(ə)l//

Synonyms for "official" (261 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (53)

Strong matches (78)

Related words (130)

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Translations

279 translations across 79 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • zyrtar adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • zyrtar adj (approved by authority)
  • zyrtar adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • zyrtare adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Arabic

4 entries
  • رَسْمي adj (approved by authority)
  • رَسْمِيّ adj (approved by authority)
  • مَسْؤُول adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • مَسْئُول noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Armenian

2 entries
  • պաշտոնական adj (approved by authority)
  • պաշտոնյա noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • rəsmi adj (approved by authority)
  • rəsmi adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • məmur noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • рәсми adj (derived from the proper office)
  • рәсми adj (approved by authority)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • афіцы́йны adj (approved by authority)
  • афіцыя́льны adj (approved by authority)
  • службо́вы adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • службо́вая асо́ба noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Bengali

2 entries
  • দাপ্তরিক adj (approved by authority)
  • সরকারী adj (approved by authority)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • официа́лен adj (derived from the proper office)
  • официа́лен adj (approved by authority)
  • официа́лен adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • служе́бен adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Catalan

4 entries
  • oficial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • oficial adj (derived from the proper office)
  • oficial adj (approved by authority)
  • oficial adj (discharging an office or function)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 官方 adj (approved by authority)
  • 官方 adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • 正式 adj (approved by authority)
  • 正式 adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Czech

4 entries
  • oficiální adj (approved by authority)
  • oficiální adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • funkcionář noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • úředník noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Danish

4 entries
  • officiel adj (approved by authority)
  • dommer noun (person responsible for applying the rules in a competition)
  • embedsmand noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • tjenestemand noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Dutch

4 entries
  • ambtelijk adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • officieel adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • officieel adj (approved by authority)
  • officieel adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • s-r-A21 noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • oficiala adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ametlik adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • ametlik adj (approved by authority)

Finnish

4 entries
  • virallinen adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • virallinen adj (derived from the proper office)
  • virallinen adj (approved by authority)
  • virallinen adj ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed)

French

4 entries
  • officiel adj (approved by authority)
  • officiel adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • arbitre noun (person responsible for applying the rules in a competition)
  • cadre noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Galician

1 entries
  • oficial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ოფიციალური adj (approved by authority)

German

4 entries
  • amtlich adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • dienstlich adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • offiziell adj (approved by authority)
  • offiziell adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Greek

4 entries
  • επίσημος adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • επίσημος adj (approved by authority)
  • επίσημος adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • υπηρεσιακός adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Hausa

1 entries
  • jami'i noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • רִשְׁמִי adj (approved by authority)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अधिकारी adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • अधिकृत adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • अधिकृत adj (derived from the proper office)
  • अधिकृत adj (approved by authority)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • hatósági adj (derived from the proper office)
  • hivatali adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • hivatali adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • hivatalos adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • opinber adj (approved by authority)

Ido

1 entries
  • oficala adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • resmi adj (derived from the proper office)
  • resmi adj (approved by authority)
  • resmi adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • pejabat noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • cinovnikka noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • رَسْمی adj (approved by authority)
  • مامور noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • مَأْمور noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Irish

1 entries
  • oifigiúil adj (approved by authority)

Italian

4 entries
  • ufficiale adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • ufficiale adj (derived from the proper office)
  • ufficiale adj (approved by authority)
  • ufficiale adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 公の adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • 公式 adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • 正式な adj (approved by authority)
  • 正式の adj (approved by authority)

Jarawa

1 entries
  • babu noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • ресми adj (derived from the proper office)
  • ресми adj (approved by authority)
  • ресми adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • шенді noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Korean

3 entries
  • 공식 adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • 공식적 adj (approved by authority)
  • 공무원 noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • расмий adj (approved by authority)
  • ырасмый adj (approved by authority)
  • ырасмый adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Ladino

3 entries
  • ofisial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • ofisial adj (derived from the proper office)
  • ofisial adj (approved by authority)

Latin

4 entries
  • official adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • officialis adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • officialis adj (derived from the proper office)
  • officialis noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Latvian

1 entries
  • oficiāls adj (approved by authority)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • oficialus adj (approved by authority)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • официја́лен adj (approved by authority)
  • чиновник noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • чиновничка noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Malay

3 entries
  • rasmi adj (derived from the proper office)
  • rasmi adj (approved by authority)
  • pegawai noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ഔദ്യോഗിക adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • ഔദ്യോഗിക adj (approved by authority)
  • ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Maltese

2 entries
  • uffiċjal adj (approved by authority)
  • uffiċjali adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Marathi

2 entries
  • अधिकृत adj (approved by authority)
  • कार्यालयीन adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Middle English

1 entries
  • officer noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Mizo

1 entries
  • hotu noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • албан ёсны adj (approved by authority)
  • ноён noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • түшмэл noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Māori

2 entries
  • whaimana adj (approved by authority)
  • āpiha noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Navajo

1 entries
  • wááshindoon adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • resmî adj (approved by authority)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • offisiell adj (approved by authority)
  • offisiell adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • (offentlig) tjenestemann noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • مأمور noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Pashto

1 entries
  • رسمي adj (approved by authority)

Polish

4 entries
  • oficjalny adj (approved by authority)
  • służbowy adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • oficjel noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • urzędniczka noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • oficial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • oficial adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • funcionário noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • oficial noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Romanian

4 entries
  • oficial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • oficial adj (approved by authority)
  • oficial adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • funcționar noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Russian

4 entries
  • должностно́й adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • должностно́й adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • официа́льный adj (derived from the proper office)
  • официа́льный adj (approved by authority)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • slȕžben adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • slȕžben adj (approved by authority)
  • zvàničan adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • zvàničan adj (approved by authority)

Slovak

3 entries
  • oficiálny adj (approved by authority)
  • funkcionár noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • úradník noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Slovene

2 entries
  • uraden adj (approved by authority)
  • uráden adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • тӧрӧ noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Spanish

4 entries
  • oficial adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • oficial adj (derived from the proper office)
  • oficial adj (approved by authority)
  • oficial adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)

Swahili

2 entries
  • rasmi adj (derived from the proper office)
  • rasmi adj (approved by authority)

Swedish

4 entries
  • officiell adj (approved by authority)
  • domare noun (person responsible for applying the rules in a competition)
  • tjänsteman noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)
  • ämbetsman noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • tungkulanin adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Tajik

1 entries
  • расмӣ adj (approved by authority)

Tatar

1 entries
  • рәсми adj (approved by authority)

Telugu

1 entries
  • అధికారి noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Turkish

3 entries
  • resmî adj (approved by authority)
  • resmî adj (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant)
  • memur noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • resmi adj (approved by authority)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • офіці́йний adj (approved by authority)
  • офіціа́льний adj (approved by authority)
  • посадо́вий adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • службо́вий adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Urdu

4 entries
  • دَفْتَری adj (approved by authority)
  • سَرْکاری adj (approved by authority)
  • مَعْرُوف adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • اَدھِکاری noun (office holder invested with powers and authorities)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • رەسمىي adj (approved by authority)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • rasmiy adj (approved by authority)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chánh thức adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)
  • chính thức adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אָפֿיציעל adj (of or pertaining to an office or public trust)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.

Source: tatoeba (22419)

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)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.