COLLOQUIAL Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word colloquial. (opposite meanings)

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	academic				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • associated with academia or an academy noun • an educator who works at a college or university adjective satellite • hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result • marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
	cultivated				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing adjective satellite • no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use • marked by refinement in taste and manners
	decorous				adjectiveadj
	adjective • characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct adjective satellite • according with custom or propriety
	educated				adjectiveadj
	adjective • possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) adjective satellite • characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved
	elegant				adjectiveadj
	adjective • refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style adjective satellite • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth • displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
	formal				adjectiveadj
	adjective • 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 noun • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a gown for evening wear adjective satellite • 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
	literary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of literature adjective satellite • knowledgeable about literature • appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
	polished				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • perfected or made shiny and smooth adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed • (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
	proper				adjectiveadj
	adjective • marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness adjective satellite • having all the qualities typical of the thing specified • limited to the thing specified • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
	refined				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel • freed from impurities by processing adjective satellite • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience • precise to a fine degree • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
	sophisticated				adjectiveadj
	adjective • having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire adjective satellite • ahead in development; complex or intricate • intellectually appealing
	standard				adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
	adjective • conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind • established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence • conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers noun • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged • a board measure = 1980 board feet • the value behind the money in a monetary system • an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) • any distinctive flag adjective satellite • commonly used or supplied • regularly and widely used or sold