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Thesaurus/formalFEEDBACKformalSeedefinitionofformalonDictionary.comadj.established,orderlyadj.stiff,affected,correctsynonymsforformalCompareSynonymsacademicceremonialexplicitlegalprecisepropersolemnstrictexpressofficialregularritualsetapprovedceremonialisticceremoniousconfirmedconventionaldecorousdirectedfixedformalisticlawfulmethodicalprescribedproformapunctiliousrigidritualisticstatelystereotypedstereotypicalsystematicSeealsosynonymsfor: formalnesspoliteprecisenominalaloofbythenumbersceremoniousconventionaldecorousdistantexactplayingthegameprimpunctiliousreservedseemlysententiousstarchedstiltedstraightarrowstuffyunbendingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingantonymsforformalMOSTRELEVANTambiguousinaccurateindefiniteordinarycustomarydisorderlyinformalnormalrelaxedunaffectedcustomarydisorderlyinformalnormalrelaxedunaffectedRoget's21stCenturyThesaurus,ThirdEditionCopyright©2013bythePhilipLiefGroup.TRYUSINGformalSeehowyoursentencelookswithdifferentsynonyms.TRYNOWCharacters: 0/140QUIZFindTheRightWordForTheTopNewYear'sResolutionsSTARTTHEQUIZHowtouseformalinasentenceBroadly,thewarisbetweentheformallinguistsandthesociolinguists.TALKINGISTHROWINGFICTIONALWORLDSATONEANOTHER-ISSUE89:THEDARKSIDEKEVINBERGERSEPTEMBER9,2020NAUTILUSTakingplaceafterthe400-personformaldinner,it’sgearedspecificallytowardyoungerpeopleandcostslessthanone-thirdofthespringbenefit’sentry-levelticket.HOWNONPROFITSARECATERINGTOMILLENNIALSANDRETHINKINGTHECHARITYGALAFORYOUNGERGENERATIONSRACHELKINGSEPTEMBER7,2020FORTUNENosurprise,there’sbeenatrendawayfromformalevent–orientedwear,butotherthanthattherehasn’tbeenmuchchange.THECEOSTRIVINGTOMAKEVINTAGE,SECONDHANDCLOTHINGASPOPULARASFASTFASHIONRACHELKINGSEPTEMBER6,2020FORTUNEThoseinteractionsarelessformalthanwhatyougetwithvideo-conferencingservices.TEEMYCOCREATESVIRTUALOFFICESSOYOUCANGRABAROOMANDTALKWITHCOLLEAGUESROMAINDILLETSEPTEMBER4,2020TECHCRUNCHIt’snotasformalasperhapsamedicalleaveofabsencewhereathirdpartyisapprovingaleaverequest.HOWMANAGERSCANRECOGNIZEBURNOUTREMOTELYKRISTINEGILLAUGUST28,2020FORTUNEThistendencyforinformallearningtoeclipseformallearningintermsofourbehaviorsisnotlimitedtodoctorsorpoliceofficers.WHYSOMESENIOROFFICERSAREMAKINGITHARDERFORPOLICEDEPARTMENTSTOFIGHTRACISMMATTHEWHEIMERAUGUST26,2020FORTUNESinceapartmentsarealreadyallowedintheareasinwhichitapplies,thecitycanadoptthemeasurewithoutgoingthroughaformal“re-zoning”process,whichwouldtriggerstate-mandatedstudiesthatcouldtakeyearstocomplete.SINGLE-FAMILYZONING’SCENTURYOFSUPREMACYINSANDIEGOANDREWKEATTSAUGUST26,2020VOICEOFSANDIEGOThehospital’schiefnursingofficertoldinvestigatorsthattherehadbeennoformalmeetingstoimplementtheZIPcodelistwithstaffandthatnoformalpolicywasdevelopedregardingitsuse.FEDERALINVESTIGATIONFINDSHOSPITALVIOLATEDPATIENTS’RIGHTSBYPROFILING,SEPARATINGNATIVEMOTHERSANDNEWBORNSBYBRYANTFURLOW,NEWMEXICOINDEPTHAUGUST22,2020PROPUBLICAThefourresearchersfedtheKellerproofintoaformalproofchecker—acomputerprogramthattracedthelogicoftheargument—andconfirmeditworks.COMPUTERSEARCHSETTLES90-YEAR-OLDMATHPROBLEMKEVINHARTNETTAUGUST19,2020QUANTAMAGAZINEAmongthespacesCovid-19hasclosedaroundtheworldarecountlessoffices,nightclubs,andotherhabitatsofformalfootwear.STILETTOSALESARESTUMBLINGBECAUSEOFCOVID-19MARCBAINJULY13,2020QUARTZSYNONYMOFTHEDAYOCTOBER26,1985ChoosethesynonymforfuturecapacitorlightningDeLoreanWORDSRELATEDTOFORMALaustereadjectivesevereinmannerasceticastringentcoldearnestexactingforbiddingformalgravegrimhardharshinexorableinflexibleobduraterigidrigorousserioussobersolemnsombersternstiffstrictstringentunfeelingunrelentingchilladjectiveunfriendly,aloofcooldepressingdiscouragingdismaldispiritingdistantemotionlessformalfrigidglacialhatefulhostileicyindifferentreservedsolitarystandoffishstonyuncompanionableunemotionalungenialunhappyunresponsiveunwelcomingwintrywithdrawnchillestadjectiveunfriendly,aloofcooldepressingdiscouragingdismaldispiritingdistantemotionlessformalfrigidglacialhatefulhostileicyindifferentreservedsolitarystandoffishstonyuncompanionableunemotionalungenialunhappyunresponsiveunwelcomingwintrywithdrawnciviladjectiveobliging,kindaccommodatingaffablecivilizedcomplaisantcordialcourteouscourtlycultivateddiplomaticformalgenteelgraciousmannerlypolishedpolitepoliticrefinedsuaveurbanewell-bredwellmanneredclothesnounapparelattirebaggagebedclothescasualclothingcostumedressdudsformalgarbgarmentsgearhabilimentsoutfitragsraimentregaliasportswearsuittogsvestmentsvesturewardrobewearworkconventionaladjectivecommon,normalacceptedaccustomedcommonplacecorrectcurrentcustomarydecorouseverydayexpectedfashionableformalgeneralhabitualinestablishedusageordinaryorthodoxplainpopularpredominantprevailingprevalentproperregularritualroutinesquarestandardstereotypedstraighttraditionaltralatitioustypicalusualwell-knownwontedRoget's21stCenturyThesaurus,ThirdEditionCopyright©2013bythePhilipLiefGroup.PREVIOUS123456NEXTWhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?WhatDoes“Ophiuchus”MeanAndIsItReallyPartOfTheZodiac?“Epidemic”vs.“Pandemic”vs.“Endem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