In order to improve your English skills, it is important to learn the differences between informal and formal words. This will help you communicate more effectively in different situations. Here is a list of 150 commonly used informal and formal words to get you started.
Below is the list of 150 formal and informal vocabulary words:
Informal | Formal |
Buy | Purchase |
Mad | Insane |
Hurt | Damage |
Job | Occupation |
Point out | Indicate |
All right | Acceptable |
Death | Demise |
Eager | Avid |
Mainly | Principally |
Put in | Insert |
Get | Obtain |
Put up | Tolerate |
Look at | Examine |
Lucky | Fortunate |
But | However |
Sick | Ill |
Sorry | Apologize |
Need to | Required |
Put up | Tolerate |
Stand for | Represent |
Call on | Visit |
Start | Commence |
Avoid | Evade |
Seem | Appear |
Worse | Inferior |
Shorten | Decrease |
Show | Illustrate |
Also | Moreover |
Cheap | Inexpensive |
Tell | Inform |
Buy | Purchase |
Get in touch with | Contact |
Give up | Quit |
Bad | Negative |
Chance | Opportunity |
Wrong | Incorrect |
Put off | Postpone |
See | Observe |
Anyway | Nevertheless |
Leave out | Omit |
It’s about | It concerns |
Let | Allow |
Rack up | Accumulate |
Mad | Insane |
Make up | Fabricate |
Refer to | Consult |
Blow up | Explode |
Empty | Vacant |
Empty | Vacant |
Keep | Retain |
Show up | Arrive |
Buy | Purchase |
Find out | Ascertain |
Give | Provide |
Set up | Establish |
Lack | Deficiency |
Use | Utilize |
Check | Verify |
Have to | Must |
Help | Assist |
Clear | Transparent |
Mend | Repair |
Hurt | Damage |
Live | Reside |
Keep | Preserve |
Show | Demonstrate |
Hungry | Famished |
I think | In my opinion |
Look into | Investigate |
Dim | Indistinct |
Get | Obtain |
Free | Liberate |
Tell | Inform |
Put off | Delay |
Whole | Complete |
Ask | Enquire |
But | However |
Whole | Entire |
Say no | Reject |
Worse | Inferior |
End | Finish |
Get | Receive |
Dad | Father |
Hopeless | Futile |
Idea | Notion |
Ring up | Call |
Sight | Vision |
Think about | Consider |
Dim | Indistinct |
Need | Require |
Free | Release |
Let | Permit |
Lack | Deficiency |
Thanks | Gratitude |
Seem | Appear |
Set up | Establish |
Seem | Appear |
Sorry | Apologies |
Use | Consume |
Live | Reside |
Lively | Energetic |
Ask for | Request |
Dare | Challenge |
Want | Desire |
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