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informal

adjective/ɪnˈfɔrm(ə)l/

relaxed and friendly, or not official

Managers at many companies mostly get feedback through informal meetings with employees throughout the year.

unofficialrelaxedcasual
word origin — Origin notes will appear here when available.

Intermediate — Set 97

Set 97 of Intermediate covers 5 words: informal, confused, detailed, delayed, depressed. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

  1. informal · adjective/ɪnˈfɔrm(ə)l/

    relaxed and friendly, or not official

    Managers at many companies mostly get feedback through informal meetings with employees throughout the year.

    Synonyms: unofficial, relaxed, casual

  2. confused · adjective/kənˈfjuzd/

    not able to understand something clearly

    The instructions were unclear, so several students felt confused and did not know what to do.

    Synonyms: puzzled, mixed up, unsure

  3. detailed · adjective/dəˈteɪld/

    including a lot of information

    The police officer wrote a detailed report about everything she saw at the scene.

    Synonyms: thorough, full, complete

  4. delayed · adjective/dəˈleɪd/

    later than the expected time

    The passengers were angry because their delayed flight finally left six hours late.

    Synonyms: postponed

    Origin: Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb)

  5. depressed · adjective/dəˈprɛst/

    feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future, often for a long time

    After losing his job and struggling to find a new one, he began to feel deeply depressed.

    Synonyms: unhappy, miserable, down