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colloquial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of COLLOQUIAL

used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing <the new coworker's rudeness soon began—to use a colloquial expression—to rub me the wrong way>

Synonyms conversational, informal, nonformal, nonliterary, unbookish, unliterary, vernacular, vulgar

Related Words dialectal, dialectical (also dialectic), nonstandard, regional; incorrect, nongrammatical, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned; slang, slangy

Near Antonyms standard, undialectical; correct, educated, genteel, grammatical, proper

Antonyms bookish, formal, learned, literary

having the style and content of everyday conversation <a colloquial essay on what makes a marriage successful>

Synonyms chattery, colloquial, conversational, dishy, gossipy, newsy

Near Antonyms ceremonious, dignified, elevated, formal, solemn, stately

Antonyms bookish, literary

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