Antonyms for unofficial


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-fish-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɪʃ əl


Definition of unofficial

Origin :
  • 1798, from un- (1) "not" + official (adj.). Related: Unofficially.
  • adj unauthorized
  • adj informal
Example sentences :
  • These unofficial experiments did not take place till 26th July 1907.
  • Extract from : « Telepathy » by W. W. Baggally
  • You must look at it this way: what I know is unofficial; what he knows is official.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But he was very ready with his pen, and served as a kind of unofficial poet-laureate.
  • Extract from : « Andrew Melville » by William Morison
  • It is only necessary to refer briefly to the unofficial Boer attempts at peace.
  • Extract from : « The War in South Africa » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Captain Erskine nodded, and did his best to conceal an unofficial smile.
  • Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith
  • Brains, purpose, will,—all are needed by these unofficial statesmen.
  • Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
  • The periodical was unofficial and had a difficult struggle for existence.
  • Extract from : « The Better Germany in War Time » by Harold Picton
  • In unofficial dress the verger swept out the dust of the week.
  • Extract from : « Tommy Tregennis » by Mary Elizabeth Phillips
  • Why should he not return to India in an unofficial character?
  • Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
  • Unofficial work in this line is already carried on to some extent.
  • Extract from : « Meteorology » by Charles Fitzhugh Talman

Synonyms for unofficial

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