Formal

Synonyms Ceremonial, ritualistic, conventional, orthodox, fixed, stately, solemn, elaborate, dressy, ceremonious, ritual, traditional, prescribed, set, courtly, dignified, and ornate.

Synonyms Aloof, remote, unapproachable, keeping people at arm's length, prim, staid, correct, decorous, precise, punctilious, inflexible, unresponsive, unsympathetic, forbidding, withdrawn, reticent, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, antisocial, reserved, detached, stand-offish, stiff, stuffy, ceremonious, proper, conventional, exact, unbending, strait-laced, unfriendly, haughty, austere, restrained, taciturn, undemonstrative, and unsocial.

Synonyms Literary, learned, erudite, highbrow, cultivated, scholarly, intellectual, bookish, and academic.

Synonyms Official, authorized, validated, endorsed, sanctioned, recognized, accepted, legitimate, valid, proper, pro forma, legal, approved, certified, documented, licensed, authoritative, verified, lawful, bona fide, and prescribed.

Synonyms Symmetrical, orderly, methodical, in straight lines, conventional, rigid, institutional, regular, arranged, systematic, regimented, mainstream, and school.