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established, orderly adj.
stiff, affected, correct adj.

ADJECTIVE

established, orderly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

academic ceremonial explicit legal precise proper solemn strict

STRONG

express official regular ritual set

WEAK

approved ceremonialistic ceremonious confirmed conventional decorous directed fixed formalistic lawful methodical prescribed pro forma punctilious rigid ritualistic stately stereotyped stereotypical systematic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous inaccurate indefinite ordinary

WEAK

customary disorderly informal normal relaxed unaffected

ADJECTIVE

stiff, affected, correct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

polite precise

STRONG

nominal

WEAK

aloof by the numbers ceremonious conventional decorous distant exact playing the game prim punctilious reserved seemly sententious starched stilted straight arrow stuffy unbending

Antonyms

WEAK

customary disorderly informal normal relaxed unaffected

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more formal

It’s where helping each other gets a little more formal structure.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Was this wardrobe change a symbolic gesture - Burnham signalling that with his move from Greater Manchester mayor to prime minister he would be adopting a more formal style in the job?

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Beginning in kindergarten, children’s knowledge of numbers becomes more formal and symbol-based, according to Alice Klein, a developmental psychologist who studies early math screening and intervention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The U.S. and Mexico have moved to more formal talks regarding USMCA’s future, but Greer has described the situation with Canada as more challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Time for questions in a more formal setting.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin