Formal and Informal words list in English Pdf!
Let us discuss the difference between formal and informal. If you want to talk with someone friendly, frankly prefer informal words. On the other hand, if someone is a respectable personality it’s good to prefer formal language. In short formal language is used to talk formally. While informal language is used to talk friendly. The list given below helps you to clear your understanding of formal and informal words.
Informal and Formal Vocabulary Words – Video Lesson
INFORMAL |
FORMAL |
a lot of | numerous |
anyways | nevertheless |
better | improved |
block | undermine |
blow up Formal and Informal words list in English Pdf | explode |
break down | fail/collapse |
break off | suspend/adjourn |
break up | disintegrate |
bring about | cause |
bring in | introduce |
call on | visit |
can | is capable of |
childish | immature |
come back | return |
come up to | reach/attain |
come/go in | enter |
could | might be able to |
deal with | handle |
drop out of | withdraw (from) |
enjoyment | gratification |
exceptional | marvelous |
faithfulness | fidelity |
fill in | substitute, inform |
find out | discover |
free | release |
from (company) | on the behalf of |
funny | humorous, amusing |
get | obtain |
get away | escape |
get in touch with | contact |
get on someone’s nerves | bother |
give in | yield |
give out | distribute |
give the go-ahead | authorize |
give up | quit |
give/bring back | return |
go against | oppose |
go ahead | proceed |
go away | leave/depart |
go before | precede |
go down | decrease |
go out of | exit |
go up | increase |
hopeless | futile |
house | residence |
hungry | famished |
it’s about | it concerns, it’s in regards to |
keep | retain |
keep up | maintain properly |
lead to | cause |
leave out | omit |
let | permit |
link up | connect |
lively | energetic |
look at | examine |
look for | seek |
look into | investigate |
look like | resemble |
lots of/ a lot of | much, many |
make out | discern |
makeup | fabricate |
mend | repair |
need to | required |
plus/also | moreover/furthermore |
point out | indicate |
put in | insert |
put off | postpone |
put up | tolerate |
put up with | tolerate |
put/set down | deposit |
rack up | accumulate |
really big | considerable |
refer to | consult |
ring up | call |
seem | appear |
set out | display |
set up | establish |
settle for | choose |
show | demonstrate, illustrate, portray |
show up | arrive |
speak to | address |
stand for | represent |
start | commence |
take away | remove |
take out | remove |
talk about | discuss/consider |
thanks | gratitude |
think about | consider/ponder |
think of | conceive |
throw away | discard |
throw out | eject |
tired Formal and Informal words list in English Pdf | fatigued |
tons of, heaps of | large quantities of, a number of |
try out | test |
wait for | await |
whole | entire/complete |
worse | inferior |
Formal and Informal words list in English
INFORMAL |
FORMAL |
block |
undermine |
put up |
tolerate |
So |
Therefore/Thus |
fill in |
substitute, inform |
keep |
retain |
need to |
required |
stand for |
represent |
free |
release |
put off |
postpone, delay |
let |
permit |
go against |
oppose |
leave out |
omit |
get |
obtain |
Anyways |
Nevertheless |
Plus/Also |
Moreover/ Furthermore |
It’s about |
It concerns, It’s in regards to |
point out |
indicate |
go up |
increase |
In the meantime |
In the interim |
I think |
In my opinion, |
Also |
In addition, Additionally |
But |
However |
deal with |
handle |
In the end, |
Finally |
make up |
fabricate |
blow up |
explode |
look at |
examine |
set up |
establish |
find out |
discover, ascertain |
find out |
discover |
show |
demonstrate, illustrate, portray |
go down |
decrease |
get in touch with |
contact |
think about |
consider |
start |
commence |
bring about |
cause |
ring up |
call |
get on someone’s nerves |
bother |
give the go ahead, greenlight |
authorize, authorise |
ASAP |
as soon as possible |
show up |
arrive |
seem |
appear |
say sorry |
apologize, apologise |
rack up |
accumulate |
Okay, OK |
acceptable |
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Formal Words for Academic Writing List
Formal |
Informal |
Contaminated |
Dirty/ polluted |
Verify |
Check |
Internet |
net |
photograph |
photo |
Naked |
Nude |
Timber |
Wood |
Ill |
Sick |
Finally |
In the end |
Is capable of |
Can |
Courageous |
Brave |
Erupt |
Break out |
Discuss/consider |
Talk about |
contact |
get in touch with |
Learn/Discover |
Find out |
Request |
Ask for |
Enormous |
Big/Large |
Amiable |
Friendly |
Futile |
Hopeless |
Notwithstanding |
Anyway, |
However |
But |
Allow |
Let |
Enquire |
Ask |
Correct |
Right |
Depart |
Go |
Accumulate |
Rack up |
Suspend/adjourn |
Break off |
Explode |
Blow up |
Attractive |
Good looking |
Accelerate |
Speed up |
substitute, inform |
fill in |
Utilize |
Use |
Leave/ depart |
Go away |
Criticise |
Hit out at |
Reach/attain |
Come up to |
Conceive |
Think of |
Ascend |
Climb |
Obtain |
Get |
Indicate |
Point out |
cell phone |
cell |
Understand |
Catch up |
Haste, hasten |
Hurry |
Difficult |
Tough |
Exceptional |
Marvelous |
Visit |
Call on |
Dear Sir or Madam |
Hi Robert, |
Obstinate |
Stubborn |
Choose |
Settle for |
Children |
Kids |
Present |
Here |
Perhaps |
Maybe |
Evade |
Avoid |
Moreover/ Furthermore |
Plus/Also |
Discard |
Throw away |
Damage, harm |
Hurt |
Peril |
Danger |
Discern |
Make out |
Insert |
Put in |
List Of Formal Words
- Courageous
- Collect
- Appear
- Fearful
- Envisage
- Enter
- Diminutive
- Introduce
- Infantile
- Haste, hasten
- Exhausted/ Fatigued
- Opportunity
- Aid/ Assist
- A little
- Solve/overcome
- Repair
- Remove
- Ascend
- Suspend/adjourn
- Discuss/consider
- Cancel
- Youthful
- Test
- Acceptable
- Elderly
- Difficult
- Accumulate
- Present
- Negative
- Facilitate
- Endeavour
- Donate
- Distribute
- capable of
- Terminate
- Select
- Precede
- Conceive
- Assault
- Appear
- Verify
- Select
- Request
- Release
- Survive
- Construct
- Assault
- Is capable of
- Introduce
- Employer
- Increase
- Finally
- Evade
- Decrease
- Perceive
- Jesting
- Initially
- Immediately
- Intelligent
- Insane
- Indistinct
- Experiment
- Evade
- Eliminate
- Display
- Consider
- Repair
- Persuade
- Negative
- Indistinct
- Enquire
- Energetic
- Eliminate
- Cease
- Responsible
- Principally
- Permit
- Opportunity
- Reside
- Proceed
- Jesting
- Enquire
- Discard
- Children
- Responsible
- Cease
- Cause
- Anticipate
- Determine
- Consult
- Beneficial
- Understand
- Cause
- Cancel
- Amiable
- Inexpensive
- Improved
- Fortunate
- Display
- Depict
- Decrease
- Consult
- At an end
- Immediately
- Father
- Criticise
- Visit
- Transparent
- Omit
- Vacant
- Reject
- Reach/attain
- Perhaps
- Vacant
- Senior
- Preserve
- Demonstrate
- Fail/Collapse
- Entire/Complete
- Choose
- Regard
- Precede
- Fortunate
- Positive
- Peril
- Incorrect
- Handle
- Erupt
- Demise
- Convoluted
- Continue
- Transparent
- Subsequently
- Remove
- Liberate
- Oppose
- Insert
- Examine
- Inexpensive
- Famished
- Contaminated
- Perspiration
- Manage
- Exhausted/ Fatigued
- Nude
- Insane
- Inform
- However
- Utilize
- Damage
- Circular
- Await
- Desire
- Connect
- Collect
- Beneficial
- Tolerate
- Terminate/ Finish
- Resemble
- Nevertheless
- Inform
- Ill
- Fabricate
- Vision
- Addition,
- Accelerate
- Solve/overcome
- Regard
- Quarrel
- Invite
- Undermine
- Require
- Perspiration
- Request
- Preserve
- Observe
- Quarrel
- Liberate
- Invite
- Incorrect
- Diminutive
- Depart
- Combat
- Avid
- Observe
- Famished
- Explode
- Difficult
- Numerous
- Entire/Complete
- Enter
- Seek
- Commence
- Circular
- Children
- to Reach/attain
- Respect
- Nude
- end
- Discern
- Criticise
- Principally
- Present
- Inferior
- Haste, hasten
- Resemble
- Assist
- Accumulate
- Increase
- ill
- Disclose
- Reject
- Pursue
- Oppose
- of Withdraw (from)
- Attractive
- Anticipate
- Acceptable
- Timber
- Terminate
- Provide
- Obstinate
- Establish
- Envisage
- Insert
- Humorous, amusing
- Exceptional
- Deposit
- In addition, additionally
- Futile
- Demise
- Fail/Collapse
- Express
- Erupt
- Desire
- Test
- Allow
- A Little
- Intelligent
- Indicate
- Elderly
- Occupation
- Notion
- Leave/ depart
- Investigate
- Sufficient
- Relaxed
- Immature
- Escape
- Energetic
- Avid
- Withdraw (from)
- Reserve
- Apologise
- Pursue
- Learn/Discover
- Follow
- Distribute
- Continue
- Consume
- Desire
- Combat
- Amiable