unofficial
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/
- I'm the unofficial Strikeforce champion.
- unofficial sources
- unofficial estimates
- unofficial channels
But 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
Not officially allowed to do something
Not officially allowed by the people in charge
Not officially approved by a government or other official body
Does not have official papers or approval for use
Not having formal status or approval
Not officially approved by an authority or group
Not officially allowed by the government to sell goods or drive a vehicle
Not official or not from the main source, so check official sources
A school or program not officially accepted by an education authority
Not approved by an official group that checks safety or quality
Antonyms
How Official
- US
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.