informally

Examples

• All

• Exposing students to Western art music informally is one way to promote appreciation for this music.

  Academic text (2005)

• At the party, they informally chatted about their favorite movies and music.

• OK, so this is how you think of it informally when you write it up.

• A teacher who recently purchased a car might informally discuss how the final decision was reached.

  Academic text (1992)

• The views expressed seemed to coincide with those expressed informally by the respondents.

  Academic text (2000)

• Many of these functions can be assessed informally during conversations and/or test administration with children.

  Academic text (1993)

• LDL is informally known as bad cholesterol because it's associated with cardiovascular diseases.

• The Edels first lived in a kind of ghetto with other Jewish families on Betts Avenue, informally called "Jewstreet."

  Academic text (1997)

• "We are the Bulgarian immigrants," said one Arzu shopkeeper who lives in the emigrant section of the community, informally called "gocmen."

  Academic text (1999)

• For example, Native Hawaiians use the metaphor "all jam up" when speaking informally about conflict (Shook and Kwan 1987, 10).

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

C

colloquially

vsinformally

5 7.2

In informal speech or writing using everyday words

is more about general everyday style rather than nonstandard word choice

C

conversationally

vsinformally

• Informal

2 4.8

In an informal, friendly way like when you speak to a friend

applies to general everyday language rather than only spoken casual tone

Antonyms

F

formally

• Formal

149 3.7

In a formal, official way that follows the rules

How Informal

slangily

9.3

informally

3 4.1

casually

103 2.5

familiarly

2 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology