| Main Entry: | unofficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unauthorized |
Synonyms: |
informal, off the record, personal, private, unconfirmed, uncorroborated, unsanctioned |
Antonyms: |
authoritative, authorized, confirmed, official |
| Main Entry: | unofficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informal |
Synonyms: |
casual, contraband, officious, offstage, unauthorized, unorthodox, unsanctioned |
Antonyms: |
confirmed, official |
| Main Entry: | bootleg |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
Synonyms: |
black-market, bootlegged, contraband, illicit, pirated, smuggled, unauthorized, under-the-counter, unlawful, unofficial, unsanctioned |
Antonyms: |
legal |
| Main Entry: | illegal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
| Notes: | a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal |
Antonyms: |
allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right |
| Main Entry: | informal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
Synonyms: |
breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, down home, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, free-and-easy, homey, improv, inconspicuous, intimate, laid back, loose, low-pressure, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, off-the-cuff, open, ordinary, relaxed, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unfussy, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, without ceremony |
Antonyms: |
buttoned-up, ceremonious, dressed-up, formal, official, rigid, stiff |
| Main Entry: | irregular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal, peculiar |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, anomalous, atypical, capricious, deviant, different, disorderly, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, extraordinary, immoderate, improper, inappropriate, inordinate, odd, off-key, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unconventional, unique, unnatural, unofficial, unorthodox, unsuitable, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, conventional, normal, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential |
Synonyms: |
arcane, backdoor, classified, hush-hush, hushed, in private, inside, not for publication, not public, on the QT, private, privy, secret, unofficial |
| Main Entry: | private |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | personal, intimate |
Synonyms: |
behind the scenes, clandestine, close to one's chest, closet, confidential, discreet, exclusive, hush-hush, hushed, independent, individual, inside, nonpublic, not open, off the record, own, particular, privy*, reserved, secret, separate, special, under one's hat, unofficial |
Antonyms: |
open, public, sociable |
| Main Entry: | unauthorized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sanctioned, permitted |
Synonyms: |
crooked*, dirty*, illegal, illegitimate, no-no, off base, out of bounds, out of line, over the line, pirated, shady*, unapproved, unconstitutional, under the table, unjustified, unlawful, unofficial, unsanctioned, unwarranted, wildcat, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
allowable, authorized, official, permitted |
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | not for the record |
Synonyms: |
between us, confidential, eyes-only, for no other ears, in confidence, not for publication, not to be quoted, on the QT, sensitive, unofficial, within these four walls |