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Colloquial

Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style.

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Conversational 92% connected

Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing; as, a conversational style.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Formal adjective · 86% connection

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms…

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Literary adjective · 86% connection

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary st…

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Direct verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Engineer verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Mastermind verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Orchestrate verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Organise verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Organize verb · 85% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Accent noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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Acceptability noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Acceptableness noun · 78% connection

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Collocation noun · 78% connection

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

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Confusable adjective · 78% connection

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

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Descriptive adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descri…

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Descriptive grammar noun · 78% connection

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

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Dialect noun · 78% connection

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he ha…

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English noun · 78% connection

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

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Adultery noun · 78% connection

The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or volunta…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Aunty noun · 78% connection

A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.

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Careless adjective · 78% connection

Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a…

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Casual adjective · 78% connection

natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Chat noun · 78% connection

Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Commune noun · 78% connection

Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Confab noun · 78% connection

Familiar talk or conversation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Confabulation noun · 78% connection

Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.

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Conversant adjective · 78% connection

(usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Conversation noun · 78% connection

Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Converse verb · 78% connection

To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; -- followed by with before a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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Cross-purpose noun · 78% connection

A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, conversation, common, familiar, conversational.
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