official

/əfˈɪʃəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. having official authority or sanction
   “official permission”
2. of or relating to an office
   “official privileges”
3. verified officially
   “the election returns are now official”
4. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
   “in prescribed order”
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

noun

1. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
2. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
   “the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”

Synonyms for official

• authoritative
• ex officio
• formal
• formalized
• semiofficial
• confirmed
• prescribed
• regular
• established
• functionary

Antonyms of official

• unofficial

Words that rhyme with official

• superficial
• judicial
• artificial
• initial
• prejudicial
• unofficial
• beneficial
• interstitial
• sacrificial
• bischel
• fischel
• fishel
• fishell
• kischell
• mischel
• pischel
• rishel
• rishell