Synonyms for colloquial

Most common

informal · vernacular · conversational · demotic

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Adjective

Antonyms

formal, literary, professional

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

   The colloquial, and at times sarcastic, tone of her books makes her popular with teenagers.

Related words

Word family

colloquialism colloquiality colloquially colloquialness colloquy

Example sentences

• informal Esperanto is an 'informal', constructed language.
• vernacular I write Berber in its Kabyle vernacular form.
• conversational I need more conversational practice.
• demotic André is studying Demotic now.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

casual³

7 letters

demotic

8 letters

familiar³, informal³

10 letters

vernacular⁴

14 letters

conversational⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (casual³ = 3 syllables).