Colloquial Synonyms and Antonyms

kə-lō'kwē-əl

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Synonyms for Colloquial

everyday
Commonplace; ordinary:
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local
(Computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
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relaxed
Not rigorous or strict.
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natural
Not altered, treated, or disguised:
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native
(Chiefly North America, also Native) Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
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familiar
Often encountered or seen:
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slangy
Of, like, or containing slang
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ordinary
When applied to a judge, having jurisdiction by virtue of office rather than by being assigned same.
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koine
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vulgate
Of or in the Vulgate
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regional
The definition of regional is something related to, taking place in or characteristic of a given geographic location.
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chatty
Light and informal
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conversational
Fond of or given to conversation; liking to converse
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vernacular
Native to or commonly spoken by the members of a particular country or region.
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idiomatic
Peculiar to or characteristic of the style or manner of a particular group or people.
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nonliterary
Not literary
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spoken
Uttered; oral
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demotic
In or of idiomatic, colloquial, everyday language
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substandard
The definition of substandard is something that does not meet a basic, established level.
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informal
Designating or of the words, phrases, and idioms characteristic of speech or writing that is casual, ordinary, unceremonious, etc.; colloquial
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casual
Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant:
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vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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nonstandard
(Linguistics) Associated with a language variety used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups.
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particular
(Logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
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Antonyms for Colloquial

formal
Following or being in accord with accepted or prescribed forms, conventions, or regulations:
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correct
The definition of correct is something true, right or proper.
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standard
Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
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Words Related to Colloquial

common
The definition of common is something that belongs to or is shared by two or more people or the community at large.
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words
In the style of conversation
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latinate
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tagalog
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slang
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pidgin
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dialect
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idiom
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phonetic-spelling
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Colloquial Sentence Examples

  • His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order.

  • The merchant families of Iannina are well educated; the dialect spoken in that town is the purest specimen of colloquial Greek.

  • His sermons were colloquial, simple, full of conviction and point.

  • The romances of Baron Frederick Podmaniczky are simpler, and rather of a narrative than colloquial character.

  • But as soon as the dialect is adopted, it begins to diverge from the colloquial form.

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