What are the opposite words for official?
Official is a word that refers to something that is authorized, recognized or approved by a particular authority. Some antonyms of the word "official" are "unofficial," "unauthorized," "informal" and "unapproved." While "official" implies legitimacy and sanction by an authority, "unofficial" refers to something that is not officially approved or recognized. "Unauthorized" is the direct opposite, meaning not having permission or authority. "Informal" is another antonym that refers to a relaxed or casual atmosphere, which is not characterized by being rule-oriented. Lastly, "unapproved" implies that something has not been given the necessary permission or authorization. These are different words that highlight the negative of the word "official" in different ways.
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- person representing organization
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informal
- free-and-easy,
- motley,
- throwaway,
- unofficial,
- low pressure,
- IMPROV,
- unfussy,
- down home,
- in conspicuous,
- in formal,
- in-conspicuous,
- in-formal,
- laid back,
- low-pressure,
- lowpressure,
- more free and easy,
- more free-and-easy,
- more improv,
- more low pressure,
- more low-pressure,
- more lowpressure,
- more throwaway,
- most free and easy,
- most free-and-easy,
- most improv,
- most low pressure,
- most low-pressure,
- most lowpressure,
- most throwaway,
- un ceremonious,
- un constrained,
- un conventional,
- un fussier,
- un fussiest,
- un fussy,
- un-ceremonious,
- un-conventional,
- un-fussier,
- un-fussiest,
- un-fussy,
- un-restrained,
- unfussier,
- unfussiest,
- without ceremony.
- unofficial
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unauthorized
- unsanctioned,
- Pirated,
- Unapproved,
- no-no,
- out of line,
- more no no,
- more no-no,
- more nono,
- more pirated,
- more unapproved,
- more unsanctioned,
- more wildcat,
- most no no,
- most no-no,
- most nono,
- most pirated,
- most unapproved,
- most unsanctioned,
- most wildcat,
- nono,
- out bounds,
- out line,
- over line,
- over the line,
- un approved,
- un authorized,
- un constitutional,
- un justified,
- un lawful,
- un sanctioned,
- un-approved,
- un-authorized,
- un-constitutional,
- un-justified,
- un-lawful,
- un-sanctioned,
- un-warranted,
- under table,
- under the table.
- all
- casual, simple
- authorized, legitimate
- not sanctioned, permitted
- Other relevant words
Antonym of the day
- Antonyms:
- more tumbledown, most tumbledown, adulterated.
