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