official

The word “official” has 3 syllables: of-fi-cial

It's pronounced as /əˈfɪʃəl/

What is synonym and antonym for official?

In the thesaurus, “official” has 104 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for official along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for official

CEO
President
abetted
accredited
administrator
agent
approved
authentic
authenticated
authoritative
authorized
big shot
bona fide
boss
brains
brass
bureaucrat
canonical
cathedral
ceremonious
certified
chair
chairman
chancellor
civil servant
cleared
co-official
commissioner
comptroller
conclusive
correct
customary
decided
decisive
definite
dignitary
director
encouraged
endorsed
established
ex cathedra
ex officio
exec
executive
fitting
flunkey
flunkie
flunky
formal
front office
functionary
governor
head
head person
higher-up
incumbent
indorsed
lawful
leader
legal
legit
legitimate
licensed
licit
magistrate
manager
marshal
mayor
minion
minister
officeholder
officer
okay
ordered
orthodox
panjandrum
permissible
positive
precise
premier
promoted
proper
public servant
real
recognized
regulation
regulator
representative
rightful
sanctioned
secretary
semiofficial
suggested
suitable
superintendent
supervisor
supported
top
top brass
top dog
treasurer
true
underling
valid

Antonyms for official

dishonest
employee
false
illegal
illegitimate
illicit
impermissible
imprecise
improper
incorrect
indefinite
inexact
invalid
lawless
nonofficial
unacceptable
unapproved
unauthorized
unlawful
unlicensed
unofficial
unsanctioned
unsuitable
verboten
wrongful

Meanings of official

noun
1. An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
2. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.
adjective
1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority.
3. Approved by authority; authorized.
4. (pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
5. Discharging an office or function.
6. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
7. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
8. True, real, beyond doubt.
9. Listen in a national pharmacopeia.

Example Sentences

The official announcement will be made at noon tomorrow.
She was appointed as the official spokesperson for the organization.
The document requires an official signature to be considered valid.
They held an official ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building.
The official guidelines for the project will be distributed next week.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to official, such as: CEO, President, abetted, accredited, administrator, agent, approved.

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