Synonyms for informal
- adjective
Most common
intimate unceremonious common familiar casual conversational
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Intimate
intimate, unceremonious, common, familiar, free, easy, everyday, natural, unconstrained, cozy US, cosy UK
2. Colloquial
colloquial informal, casual, conversational, unofficial, vernacular, irregular, loose, unconventional, demotic
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not formal or ceremonious.
- adj. 2
Not in accord with the usual regulations.
Related words
- Word family
- informality informalize informally informalwear
- Phrases
- informal marriage informal settler
Example sentences
- intimate Sami had intimate knowledge of Layla's daily life.
- cozy The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
- casual They are collecting information by casual methods.
- conversational I need more conversational practice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| informal | rising | |
| intimate | rising | |
| cozy | rising | |
| unceremonious | rising | |
| casual | rising | |
| conversational | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1, easy2, cozy2, cosy2
- 5 letters
- loose1
- 6 letters
- common2, casual3, folksy2
- 7 letters
- natural3, demotic
- 8 letters
- familiar3, everyday3, intimate3, unformal
- 9 letters
- irregular4
- 10 letters
- unofficial4, vernacular4, colloquial4, unliterary
- 13 letters
- unconstrained3, unceremonious6
- 14 letters
- unconventional5, conversational5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).