Formal Synonyms

In straight lines , ceremonial, aloof, academic, accepted, arranged, and conventional are synonyms for formal; informal and unofficial are antonyms of formal. On this page, you will find 98 another word for formal.

98 Another Word for Formal

1. ceremonious

  • Ceremonial
  • Ceremonious
  • Conventional
  • Courtly
  • Dignified
  • Elaborate
  • Fixed
  • Ornate
  • Orthodox
  • Prescribed
  • Ritual
  • Ritualistic
  • Set
  • Solemn
  • Stately
  • Traditional
  • Dressy

2. reserved

  • Aloof
  • Austere
  • Ceremonious
  • Conventional
  • Correct
  • Decorous
  • Detached
  • Exact
  • Forbidding
  • Haughty
  • Inflexible
  • Keeping people at arm's length
  • Precise
  • Prim
  • Proper
  • Punctilious
  • Remote
  • Reserved
  • Restrained
  • Reticent
  • Staid
  • Stand-offish
  • Stiff
  • Strait-laced
  • Stuffy
  • Taciturn
  • Unapproachable
  • Unbending
  • Uncommunicative
  • Undemonstrative
  • Unforthcoming
  • Unfriendly
  • Unresponsive
  • Unsocial
  • Unsympathetic
  • Withdrawn
  • Antisocial

3. learned

  • Academic
  • Bookish
  • Erudite
  • Highbrow
  • Intellectual
  • Learned
  • Literary
  • Scholarly
  • Cultivated

4. legal

  • Accepted
  • Approved
  • Authoritative
  • Authorized
  • Bona fide
  • Certified
  • Documented
  • Endorsed
  • Lawful
  • Legal
  • Legitimate
  • Licensed
  • Official
  • Prescribed
  • Proper
  • Recognized
  • Sanctioned
  • Valid
  • Validated
  • Verified
  • Pro forma

5. regular

  • Arranged
  • Conventional
  • In straight lines
  • Mainstream
  • Methodical
  • Orderly
  • Regimented
  • Regular
  • Rigid
  • School
  • Symmetrical
  • Systematic
  • Institutional

Formal Sentences

He wore a formal suit today.

The event has a formal dress code.

She gave a formal presentation to clients.

They had a formal meeting yesterday.