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1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English

Formal vs Informal Words
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Formal and Informal English! Learning the distinctions between formal and informal English is just as important as learning how to use the language itself if you want to sound professional.

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Formal and Informal English

Formal language is characterized by the use of standard English, more complex sentence structures, infrequent use of personal pronouns, and a lack of colloquial or slang terms. Informal English is used when we’re talking to friends or family, or when we’re at a party. Here’s what you need to know about informal English: A very relaxed tone is used. Contractions, idioms, slang, and phrasal verbs are used regularly. Used when we’re at a party or when we’re using social media.

1000 Formal and Informal Words List

Formal Informal Formal Informal
Check Verify Come after Follow
Anyways Nevertheless Cheap Inexpensive
Adequate Sufficient Link up Connect
Break down Fail/Collapse Bright/smart Intelligent
Help Assist Ask Enquire
Makeup Fabricate Keep Preserve
Call on Visit Demand Request
Make out Discern Bring in Introduce
A bit A little Look for Seek
Call on Visit Go after Pursue
Expect Anticipate Young Youthful
Also In Addition Go on Continue
Wrong Incorrect Hungry Famished
Really big Considerable Free Liberate
Speed up Accelerate Get by Survive
Look up to Respect Give Donate
At first Initially Good Positive
Talk into Persuade Fight Combat
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Formal vs. Informal Words List in English

Formal Informal Formal Informal
Beginning Start Better Improved
Put/ set down Deposit Tough Difficult
Worse Inferior Use Utilize
Death Demise Drop out of Withdraw
Tell Inform Chance Opportunity
Good for Beneficial Describe Depict
Settle for Choose Lively Energetic
Ask Out Invite Get by Survive
Get Receive Sick Ill
Let Permit Can Is Capable of
Throw out Eject Rich Wealthy
Describe Depict Expect Anticipate
Old Elderly Mend Repair
Go on Continue Enough Sufficient
Belongings Possessions Throw away Discard
Put in Insert Big/Large Enormous
Right Correct Free Release
Try out Test Go before Precede
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1000 Formal and Informal Words List

Formal Informal Formal Informal
Cheap Inexpensive Maybe Perhaps
Fork out Pay (money) Fall out Quarrel
Buy Purchase Iron out Solve
Get out Escape Okay, Ok Acceptable
So Therefore Look like Resemble
Go down Decrease Let Allow
Block Undermine Dad Father
Good for Beneficial Coincide Agree
Get out Escape Danger Peril
Come in Enter Go up Increase
Childish Immature Can Is capable of
End Terminate Deal with Manage
Rack up Accumulate Danger Peril
Explain Disclose Also Additionally
Ease Facilitate Colloquialism Slang
Avoid Evade Put off Postpone
Call off Cancel Book Reserve
Naked Nude Give Donate
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Formal and Informal Words List in English

Formal Informal Formal Informal
Book Reserve Away Absent
Ease Facilitate Hit out at Criticize
Go after Pursue Achieve Accomplish
Chance Opportunity Pick up Collect
Challenge Test Whole Complete
Give Donate At Once Immediately
Naked Nude Hungry Famished
Check Verify Assurance Guarantee
Arrangement Agreement Lack Deficiency
Hope Desire Hurry Haste, hasten
Thanks Gratitude Block Undermine
Break out Erupt In the end Finally
Big/Large Enormous See Observe
Say no Reject Dirty/ polluted Contaminated
Next/later Subsequently Empty Vacant
Go Depart Away Absent
Round Circular Choose Select
Clear Transparent Drop out of Withdraw

 

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Informal  –>  Formal

  • Ask  –>  Enquire
  • Ask for  –>  Request
  • Book  –>  Reserve
  • Check  –>  Verify
  • Get  –>  Receive
  • Help  –>  Assist
  • Need  –>  Request
  • Say sorry  –>  Apologies
  • Start/ Begin  –>  Commence
  • End  –>  Terminate/ Finish
  • Try  –>  Endeavour
  • Deal with  –>  Handle
  • Tell  –>  Inform
  • Wait for  –>  Await
  • Fight  –>  Combat
  • Use/Eat  –>  Consume
  • Go  –>  Depart
  • Tough  –>  Difficult
  • Small  –>  Diminutive
  • Explain  –>  Disclose
  • Set out  –>  Display
  • Throw out  –>  Eject
  • Old  –>  Elderly
  • Say  –>  Express
  • Afraid  –>  Fearful
  • In the end  –>  Finally
  • Lucky  –>  Fortunate
  • But  –>  However
  • Wrong  –>  Incorrect
  • Go up  –>  Increase
  • Cheap  –>  Inexpensive
  • At first  –>  Initially
  • Mad  –>  Insane
  • Bright/smart  –>  Intelligent
  • Big/Large  –>  Enormous
  • Right  –>  Correct
  • A bit  –>  A little
  • Away  –>  Absent
  • Speed up  –>  Accelerate
  • Okay, ok  –>  Acceptable
  • Help  –>  Aid/ Assist
  • Let  –>  Allow
  • Call off  –>  Cancel
  • Friendly  –>  Amiable
  • Expect  –>  Anticipate
  • Seem  –>  Appear
  • Climb  –>  Ascend
  • Beat up  –>  Assault
  • Fall out  –>  Quarrel
  • Eager  –>  Avid
  • Stop  –>  Cease
  • Dare  –>  Challenge
  • Kids  –>  Children
  • Settle for  –>  Choose
  • Round  –>  Circular
  • Pick up  –>  Collect
  • Think of  –>  Conceive
  • Link up  –>  Connect
  • Think about  –>  Consider
  • Build  –>  Construct
  • Refer to  –>  Consult
  • Hurt  –>  Damage, harm
  • Go down  –>  Decrease
  • Want/ hope   –>  Desire
  • Lack   –>  Deficiency
  • Show  –>  Demonstrate
  • Brave  –>  Courageous
  • Pin down  –>  Determine
  • Put/ set down  –>  Deposit
  • Throw away  –>  Discard
  • Make out  –>  Discern
  • Talk about  –>  Discuss/consider
  • Give out  –>  Distribute
  • Give  –>  Donate
  • Remove  –>  Eliminate
  • Imagine  –>  Envisage
  • Break out  –>  Erupt
  • Get out  –>  Escape
  • Avoid  –>  Evade
  • Go through  –>  Examine
  • Makeup –>  Fabricate
  • Test  –>  Experiment
  • Ease  –>  Facilitate
  • Come after  –>  Follow
  • Sick  –> Ill
  • Ask out  –>  Invite
  • Go away  –>  Leave/ depart
  • At once  –>  Immediately
  • Free  –>  Liberate
  • Deal with  –>  Manage
  • Bad  –>  Negative
  • Look into  –>  Investigate
  • Chance  –>  Opportunity
  • See  –>  Perceive
  • Happy  –>  Pleased
  • Give up  –>  Quit
  • Older  –>  Senior
  • Use  –>  Utilize
  • Enough  –>  Sufficient
  • End  –>  Terminate
  • Empty  –>  Vacant
  • Rich  –>  Wealthy
  • Mend  –>  Repair
  • Idea  –>  Notion
  • Mainly  –>  Principally
  • See  –>  Observe
  • Leave out  –>  Omit
  • Go against  –>  Oppose
  • Hungry  –>  Famished
  • Childish  –>  Immature
  • Maybe  –>  Perhaps
  • Good  –>  Positive
  • Give  –>  Provide
  • Buy  –>  Purchase
  • Say no  –>  Reject
  • Free  –>  Release
  • Look for  –>  Seek
  • Choose  –>  Select
  • Get by  –>  Survive
  • So  –>  Therefore
  • Put up with  –>  Tolerate
  • Block  –>  Undermine
  • Catch up  –>  Understand
  • Sight  –>  Vision
  • Young  –>  Youthful
  • Get  –>  Obtain
  • Need  –>  Require
  • Pay back  –>  Repay
  • Live  –>  Reside
  • Point out  –>  Indicate
  • Find out  –>  Learn/Discover
  • Get away  –>  Elude
  • Come in  –>  Enter
  • Lively  –>  Energetic
  • Clear  –>  Transparent
  • Whole  –>  Entire/Complete
  • Blow up  –>  Explode
  • Break down  –>  Fail/Collapse
  • Hopeless  –>  Futile
  • Hit out at  –>  Criticise
  • Tired  –>  Exhausted/ Fatigued
  • Clothes  –>  Garment
  • Go before  –>  Precede
  • Thanks  –>  Gratitude
  • Hurry  –>  Haste, hasten
  • Funny  –>  Humorous, amusing
  • Better –> Improved
  • Dim  –>  Indistinct
  • Worse  –>  Inferior
  • Put in  –>  Insert
  • Bring in  –>  Introduce
  • Make up  –>  Invent
  • Kidding  –>  Jesting
  • Naked  –>  Nude
  • Childish  –>  Infantile
  • A lot of  –>  Numerous
  • Stubborn  –>  Obstinate
  • Danger  –>  Peril
  • Put off  –>  Postpone
  • Here  –>  Present
  • Keep  –>  Preserve
  • Go ahead  –>  Proceed
  • Go after  –>  Pursue
  • Anyways  –>  Nevertheless
  • Let  –>  Permit
  • Sweat  –>  Perspiration
  • Look at  –>  Regard
  • Laid back  –>  Relaxed
  • Take out  –>  Remove
  • Rack up  –>  Accumulate
  • Over  –>  At an end
  • Good looking  –>  Attractive
  • Good for  –>  Beneficial
  • By  –>  By means of
  • Lead to  –>  Cause
  • Complex  –>  Convoluted
  • Go out of  –>  Exit
  • Death  –>  Demise
  • Break off  –>  Suspend/adjourn
  • Also  –>  In addition, additionally
  • Wood  –>  Timber
  • Describe  –>  Depict
  • Go on  –>  Continue
  • In charge of  –>  Responsible
  • Enjoyment  –>  Gratification
  • Dirty/ polluted  –>  Contaminated
  • Again & again  –>  Repeatedly
  • Marvelous  –>  Exceptional
  • Really big  –>  Considerable
  • Can  –>  Is capable of
  • Fork out   –>  Pay (money)
  • Talk into  –>  Persuade
  • Come up to  –>  Reach/attain
  • Iron out  –>  Solve/overcome
  • Next/later  –>  Subsequently
  • Try out  –>  Test
  • Call on  –>  Visit
  • Drop out of  –>  Withdraw (from)
  • Look up to  –>  Respect
  • Look like  –>  Resemble
  • Job  –>  Occupation
  • Dad  –>  Father
  • Boss  –>  Employer
  • Avoid –> Evade
  • Also In  –> Addition,
  • Ask –> Enquire
  • Afraid –>  Fearful
  • At First –>  Initially
  • Ask For –>  Request
  • Again & Again   –> Repeatedly
  • A Bit  –> A Little
  • Avoid –>  Evade
  • Anyway  –> Nevertheless
  • Ask Out –> Invite
  • Away  –> Absent
  • At Once  –> Immediately
  • A Lot Of  –> Numerous
  • Bright/smart –>  Intelligent
  • Buy  –> Purchase
  • Build  –> Construct
  • But  –> However
  • Bad  –> Negative
  • Beat up –>  Assault
  • Break out  –> Erupt
  • Block  –> Undermine
  • Blow up –>  Explode
  • Boss  –> Employer
  • Brave –>  Courageous
  • Better –>  Improved
  • Big/Large –>  Enormous
  • Bring in –>  Introduce
  • Break off  –> Suspend/adjourn
  • Break down –>  Fail/Collapse
  • Check  –> Verify
  • Come after  –> Follow
  • Choose –>  Select
  • Clear  –> Transparent
  • Come in  –> Enter
  • Call off  –> Cancel
  • Complex  –> Convoluted
  • Call on –>  Visit
  • Childish  –> Infantile
  • Chance –>  Opportunity
  • Cheap  –> Inexpensive
  • Can Is  –> capable of
  • Come up  –> to Reach/attain
  • Climb –>  Ascend
  • Clothes  –> Garment
  • Dirty/ polluted  –> Contaminated
  • Danger  –> Peril
  • Dare  –> Challenge
  • Dad  –> Father
  • Describe –>  Depict
  • Deal with –>  Handle
  • Dim  –> Indistinct
  • Death –>  Demise
  • Deal  –> with Manage
  • Drop out  –> of Withdraw (from)
  • End  –> Terminate/ Finish
  • Ease  –> Facilitate
  • Eager –>  Avid
  • Expect  –> Anticipate
  • Enough  –> Sufficient
  • Explain  –> Disclose
  • End  –> Terminate
  • Empty  –> Vacant
  • Enjoyment  –> Gratification
  • friendly  –> Amiable
  • Free  –> Liberate
  • Fork out  –> Pay (money)
  • Fall out –>  Quarrel
  • Fight  –> Combat
  • Get  –> Receive
  • Get out  –> Escape
  • Go  –> Depart
  • Go before –>  Precede
  • Go after  –> Pursue
  • Good looking  –> Attractive
  • Give –>  Donate
  • Go down  –> Decrease
  • Go through –>  Examine
  • Good for –>  Beneficial
  • Go ahead  –> Proceed
  • Go up  –> Increase
  • Go on  –> Continue
  • Go out of  –> Exit
  • Give up –>  Quit
  • Get away –>  Elude
  • Go away –>  Leave/ depart
  • Give out –>  Distribute
  • Go against –>  Oppose
  • Get  –> Obtain
  • Good  –> Positive
  • Get by –>  Survive
  • Hit out at  –> Criticise
  • Hungry –>  Famished
  • Here  –> Present
  • Help –>  Assist
  • Hopeless –>  Futile
  • Happy  –> Pleased
  • Hurry  –> Haste, hasten
  • Hurt  –> Damage
  • Idea  –> Notion
  • Imagine –>  Envisage
  • In charge of –>  Responsible
  • Iron out  –> Solve/overcome
  • Job  –> Occupation
  • Keep –>  Preserve
  • Kidding  –> Jesting
  • Kids  –> Children
  • Look up to –>  Respect
  • Look at –>  Regard
  • Lucky  –> Fortunate
  • Lead to –>  Cause
  • Let  –> Allow
  • Lucky –>  Fortunate
  • Lack  –> Deficiency
  • Look for  –> Seek
  • Let  –> Permit
  • Live –>  Reside
  • Leave out  –> Omit
  • Look like –>  Resemble
  • Lively  –> Energetic
  • Laid back –>  Relaxed
  • Live  –> Reside
  • Look into –>  Investigate
  • Make up –>  Fabricate
  • Mainly –>  Principally
  • Mad  –> Insane
  • Maybe  –> Perhaps
  • Mend  –> Repair
  • Marvelous –>  Exceptional
  • Need  –> Require
  • Naked  –> Nude
  • Next/later  –> Subsequently
  • Old  –> Elderly
  • Over At an  –> end
  • Okay, ok –>  Acceptable
  • Older –>  Senior
  • Put off  –> Postpone
  • Pay back –>  Repay
  • Put/ set down –>  Deposit
  • Pin down –>  Determine
  • Put in  –> Insert
  • Pick up  –> Collect
  • Put up with  –> Tolerate
  • Point out  –> Indicate
  • Really big –>  Considerable
  • Remove  –> Eliminate
  • Rack up –>  Accumulate
  • Refer to  –> Consult
  • Rich  –> Wealthy
  • Round  –> Circular
  • Right  –> Correct
  • Show  –> Demonstrate
  • Speed up  –> Accelerate
  • Stop  –> Cease
  • Set up  –> Establish
  • Sick –>  ill
  • Stubborn  –> Obstinate
  • Start/ Begin  –> Commence
  • Shorten  –> Decrease
  • Settle for  –> Choose
  • Say no –>  Reject
  • Small –>  Diminutive
  • See –>  Observe
  • So –>  Therefore
  • Sight –>  Vision
  • Seem  –> Appear
  • Set out  –> Display
  • Seem  –> Appear
  • Sweat  –> Perspiration
  • Say sorry –>  Apologise
  • Say  –> Express
  • Talk into  –> Persuade
  • Tired –>  Exhausted/ Fatigued
  • Throw away  –> Discard
  • Take out –>  Remove
  • Test  –> Experiment
  • Thanks  –> Gratitude
  • Tough  –> Difficult
  • Try out  –> Test
  • Talk about  –> Discuss/consider
  • Throw  –> out Eject
  • Think of  –>  Conceive
  • Try  –> Endeavour
  • Think about –>  Consider
  • Tell  –> Inform
  • Use  –> Utilize
  • Wood  –> Timber
  • Want/ hope –>  Desire
  • Wrong –>  Incorrect
  • Wait for  –> Await
  • Want  –> Desire
  • Worse  –> Inferior
  • Whole –>  Entire/Complete
  • Young –>  Youthful
1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English | Download PDF

1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English

1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English | Download PDF

Formal and Informal English Words List

Formal English Words List

1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English | Download PDF

1000 Formal and Informal Words List in English | Download PDF

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