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