BUSINESSLIKE Synonyms

• obeying the rules

• trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise

• being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

• (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

• a lavish dance requiring formal attire

• a gown for evening wear

• characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

• represented in simplified or symbolic form

• logically deductive

• refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

• characterized by method and orderliness

• not tolerating irrelevancies

• formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

• methodical and efficient in arrangement or function

• being a member of or formed into a labor union

• engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

• of or relating to or suitable as a profession

• characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

• of or relating to a profession

• a person engaged in one of the learned professions

• an athlete who plays for pay

• an authority qualified to teach apprentices

• engaged in by members of a profession

• acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

• having definite and highly organized structure

• resembling a living organism in organization or development

• characterized by order and planning

• of or relating to taxonomy

• something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• sincerely earnest

• not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

• being in focus or brought into focus

• (of light rays) converging on a point

• of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

• not fanciful or imaginative

• concerned with practical matters