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formality

[fawr-mal-i-tee] / fɔrˈmæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
convention, custom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
procedure red tape rite ritual
STRONG
academism ceremony conventionality form gesture liturgy rubric rule service solemnity stereotype tradition
WEAK
convenance matter of form officialism rituality solemnness
Antonyms
WEAK
informality
NOUN
etiquette, protocol
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decorum
STRONG
ceremoniousness conventionalism correctness formalism honors mummery politesse propriety punctiliousness
WEAK
p's and q's
Antonyms
STRONG
impropriety unsuitableness wrong
WEAK
informality

Example Sentences

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And the FA Cup is no formality either, with City hosting rivals Liverpool in the quarter-final on Saturday 4 April after the international break, with league games immediately after against Chelsea and Arsenal.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

There was a time when a certain level of written formality was expected of people in power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

His election to the Hall of Fame will be a formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

He described a vote to be held in the House on Tuesday that would approve a Senate-backed deal to reopen the government as little more than a "formality."

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

He wanted to give a lecture on his new art form but by this time the formality was broken.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck