unofficial
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/
- I'm the unofficial Strikeforce champion.
- unofficial sources
- unofficial estimates
- unofficial channels
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Watch on YouTubeBut like in the unofficial part, it's chill.
- But like in the unofficial part, it's chill.
- It was it was like the the world's unofficial capital, fascinating place to live.
- So Herman and I had an unofficial relationship for about a year and a half.
- I'm Vinay Bhatti, I'm Shilpa's brother, the unofficial employee of whatever she does.
- A little bird told me that unofficial G sync support might turn up later.
- And there's also what we could call an unofficial biography as well as interviews with that biographer.
- What you could you could say it was like a giant park that we all had access to that was completely unofficial and really just the product of farmland going.
- Hawalas are informal, unofficial money transfer centers.
Examples
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So now we have this very unofficial conference every year that's totally word of mouth community organized.
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She's the unofficial favorite child.
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All right, this is an unofficial fan made video.
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OK, so best part on my first day, unofficial first day because official first day is next week.
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I have an unofficial relationship with this dude.
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So I'm going to give you the first unofficial tour of this office.
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It was an unofficial meeting...
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Give us a sense you've kind of become this unofficial spokesperson for what it feels like to be Jewish in the US right now.
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He's here tonight to sing what has become the unofficial national anthem.
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The committee held an unofficial meeting to discuss changes to the proposal.
Synonyms
106
4.5
Not officially allowed to do something
5
7.3
Not officially allowed by the people in charge
2
4.4
Not having formal status or approval
2
7.2
Not officially approved by a government or other official body
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5.5
Does not have official papers or approval for use
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6.0
Not officially approved by an authority or group
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5.3
Not approved by an official group that checks safety or quality
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6.2
Not official or not from the main source, so check official sources
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4.1
Not officially allowed by the government to sell goods or drive a vehicle
A school or program not officially accepted by an education authority
Antonyms
How Official
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2.3
123
3.6
72
3.8
3
4.2
100
3.1
- US
106
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unofficial is made from the part un- meaning 'not' and official, which comes from office meaning 'a job or place of power'. So unofficial means 'not approved by the people in charge' or done without formal permission.