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Synonyms for officialese

All synonyms

Noun

bureaucratese informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.

Forms

Plural
officialeses

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
officialesesteady

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

By length

13 letters
bureaucratese4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bureaucratese4 = 4 syllables).