150 Formal and Informal Words in English! When it comes to choosing your words carefully, there are a few things you need to consider. Formal and informal words in English can be quite different, and it’s important to know when to use each one.
150 Formal and Informal Words in English
Here are 150 formal and informal words in English.
Sr. |
Informal |
Formal |
| 1 | Hit out at | Critisize |
| 2 | Call off | Cancel |
| 3 | Wood | Timber |
| 4 | It’s about | It concerns, It’s in regards to |
| 5 | Afraid | Fearful |
| 6 | At first | Initially |
| 7 | Can | Is capable of |
| 8 | A bit | A little |
| 9 | Mad | Insane |
| 10 | Live | Reside |
| 11 | Mend | Repair |
| 12 | ring up | call |
| 13 | Break down | Fail/Collapse |
| 14 | Informal | Formal |
| 15 | Get out | Escape |
| 16 | Stop | Cease |
| 17 | Away | Absent |
| 18 | Say | Express |
| 19 | Put off | Postpone |
| 20 | Ask | Enquire |
| 21 | Break off | Suspend/adjourn |
| 22 | Fork out | Pay (money) |
| 23 | Hopeless | Futile |
| 24 | By | By means of |
| 25 | Talk about | Discuss/consider |
| 26 | Friendly | Amiable |
| 27 | Older | Senior |
| 28 | Chance | Opportunity |
| 29 | Blow up | Explode |
| 30 | Mainly | Principally |
| 31 | End | Terminate |
| 32 | Kidding | Jesting |
| 33 | Hi Robert, | Dear Sir or Madam |
| 34 | Right | Correct |
| 35 | Small | Diminutive |
| 36 | Love, | Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, |
| 37 | Cheap | Inexpensive |
| 38 | Come after | Follow |
| 39 | Marvelous | Exceptional |
| 40 | In a nutshell/Basically | To summarize, |
| 41 | Thanks | Gratitude |
| 42 | In the meantime | In the interim |
| 43 | put up | tolerate |
| 44 | Naked | Nude |
| 45 | Worse | Inferior |
| 46 | set up | establish |
| 47 | Funny | Humorous, amusing |
| 48 | Avoid | Evade |
| 49 | Hurry | Haste, hasten |
| 50 | Catch up | Understand |
| 51 | Tired | Exhausted/ Fatigued |
| 52 | Cheers, | |
| 53 | Lack | Deficiency |
| 54 | lots of/ a lot of | much, many |
| 55 | Pin down | Determine |
| 56 | Describe | Depict |
| 57 | Point out | Indicate |
| 58 | Lively | Energetic |
| 59 | Hurt | Damage, harm |
| 60 | Refer to | Consult |
| 61 | Let | Allow |
| 62 | Really big | Considerable |
| 63 | Get away | Elude |
| 64 | Climb | Ascend |
| 65 | Choose | Select |
| 66 | Lead to | Cause |
| 67 | Say no | Reject |
| 68 | Explain | Disclose |
| 69 | Enjoyment | Gratification |
| 70 | totally | completely, strongly |
| 71 | Keep | Preserve |
| 72 | Idea | Notion |
| 73 | Give out | Distribute |
| 74 | Go against | Oppose |
| 75 | cell | cell phone |
| 76 | Settle for | Choose |
| 77 | Make out | Discern |
| 78 | Fall out | Quarrel |
| 79 | T.V. | television |
| 80 | Ease | Facilitate |
| 81 | Dad | Father |
| 82 | Fight | Combat |
| 83 | Go away | Leave/ depart |
| 84 | In order to | |
| 85 | Also | In addition, additionally |
| 86 | Go down | Decrease |
| 87 | Use/Eat | Consume |
| 88 | Pick up | Collect |
| 89 | Think about | Consider |
| 90 | stand for | represent |
| 91 | Build | Construct |
| 92 | net | Internet |
| 93 | Ask out | Invite |
| 94 | Lucky | Fortunate |
| 95 | Go up | Increase |
| 96 | But | However |
| 97 | Old | Elderly |
| 98 | Stubborn | Obstinate |
| 99 | Imagine | Envisage |
| 100 | Empty | Vacant |
| 101 | Wrong | Incorrect |
| 102 | Enough | Sufficient |
| 103 | Go after | Pursue |
| 104 | Make up | Fabricate |
| 105 | show up | arrive |
| 106 | To sum up | In conclusion, |
| 107 | Complex | Convoluted |
| 108 | Book | Reserve |
| 109 | A lot of | Numerous |
| 110 | Wait for | Await |
| 111 | Put in | Insert |
| 112 | Kids | Children |
| 113 | Want/ hope | Desire |
| 114 | So | Therefore |
| 115 | Link up | Connect |
| 116 | Check | Verify |
| 117 | Okay, ok | Acceptable |
| 118 | Put/ set down | Deposit |
| 119 | Take out | Remove |
| 120 | Come in | Enter |
| 121 | Help | Aid/ Assist |
| 122 | Plus/Also | Moreover/ Furthermore |
| 123 | Hungry | Famished |
| 124 | Childish | Immature |
| 125 | photo | photograph |
| 126 | Put up with | Tolerate |
| 127 | Try | Endeavour |
| 128 | Get by | Survive |
| 129 | Go on | Continue |
| 130 | Boss | Employer |
| 131 | Give up | Quit |
| 132 | On top of it all, | |
| 133 | Find out | Learn/Discover |
| 134 | Go through | Examine |
| 135 | Good for | Beneficial |
| 136 | Better | Improved |
| 137 | Go | Depart |
| 138 | Throw out | Eject |
| 139 | Happy | Pleased |
| 140 | Show | Demonstrate |
| 141 | Look like | Resemble |
| 142 | Job | Occupation |
| 143 | Test | Experiment |
| 144 | Here | Present |
| 145 | Look at | Regard |
| 146 | Use | Utilize |
| 147 | Get | Obtain |
| 148 | fill in | substitute, inform |
| 149 | Come up to | Reach/attain |
| 150 | Round | Circular |
