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official

[uh-fish-uhl] / əˈfɪʃ əl /
ADJECTIVE
authorized, legitimate
Synonyms
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authoritative conclusive definite fitting formal precise proper valid
STRONG
cathedral okay positive real true
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accredited approved authentic authenticated bona fide canonical ceremonious certified cleared correct customary decided decisive endorsed established ex cathedra ex officio legitimate licensed ordered orthodox recognized rightful sanctioned suitable
Antonyms
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imprecise improper incorrect indefinite inexact unacceptable unsuitable
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dishonest false invalid
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unauthorized unofficial unsanctioned
NOUN
person representing organization
Synonyms
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administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary
STRONG
CEO President boss brains brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal mayor officeholder panjandrum premier top treasurer
WEAK
big shot front office head person top brass top dog
Antonyms
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employee

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If you believe the official line, Pope Leo XIV is the direct successor to St. Peter, Jesus Christ’s chosen representative of his church on Earth.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

In this case, the agency's concerns were passed on to the most senior official in the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

But since 2019, the two nations have plunged into a diplomatic deep-freeze so profound that Madrid sent no official representative to the 2024 inauguration marking Sheinbaum’s ascension as Mexico’s first woman president.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“The conflict is no longer about which side can strike more fixed targets,” said Norman Roule, who served as the principal U.S. intelligence community’s official on Iran matters from 2008 to 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

This is my first official pitch, and I have no words.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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