formal
adjective (OFFICIAL) /ˈfɔː.məl/
/ˈfɔːr-/ Definition
C1 public or official: formal procedures a formal announcementAccepting and agreeingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyApproving and approval › in appearance or by name only: I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant.Seeming and purporting to beFaking and pretending
(Definition of formal adjective (OFFICIAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apparent adjective
- apparently adverb
- appear verb (SEEM)
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come across phrasal verb (BEHAVE)
- come over phrasal verb (SEEM)
- on the face of it idiom
- ostensible adjective
- outward adjective (ON OUTSIDE)
- persona noun
- prima facie adjective
- seeming adjective
- seemingly adverb
- semblance noun
- so-called adjective
- superficial adjective (FALSE APPEARANCE)
- supposed adjective (OTHERS' OPINION)
- surface adjective (APPEARANCE)
- surface noun (APPEARANCE)
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Seeming and purporting to be
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