Grep  of  noun  official 
  administrative  official 
  elected  official 
  federal  official 
  football  official 
  official 
  official  document 
  official  emissary 
  officialdom 
  officialese 
 
  Overview  of  noun  official 
 
  The  noun  official  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  official,  functionary  --  (a  worker  who  holds  or  is  invested  with  an  office) 
  2.  (3)  official  --  (administers  rules  of  a  game  or  sport) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  official 
 
  The  adj  official  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  official  --  (having  official  authority  or  sanction;  "official  permission";  "an  official  representative") 
  2.  (1)  official  --  (of  or  relating  to  an  office;  "official  privileges") 
  3.  (1)  official  --  (verified  officially;  "the  election  returns  are  now  official") 
  4.  official,  prescribed  --  (conforming  to  set  usage,  procedure,  or  discipline;  "in  prescribed  order") 
  5.  official  --  ((of  a  church)  given  official  status  as  a  national  or  state  institution) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  official 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  official 
 
  Sense  1 
  official  (vs.  unofficial) 
 
  unofficial  (vs.  official) 
  =>  drumhead,  summary 
  =>  informal,  loose 
  =>  unauthorized,  unauthorised,  wildcat 
  =>  unsanctioned 
 
  Sense  3 
  official 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  confirmed)  ->  unconfirmed 
 
  Sense  4 
  official,  prescribed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  regular)  ->  irregular 
 
  Sense  5 
  official 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  established)  ->  unestablished 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  official 
 
  5  senses  of  official 
 
  Sense  1 
  official  (vs.  unofficial) 
  =>  authoritative,  authorized,  authorised 
  =>  ex  officio 
  =>  formal 
  =>  formalized,  formalised 
  =>  semiofficial 
  Also  See->  authorized#1,  authorised#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  official 
  Pertains  to  noun  office  (Sense  2) 
  =>agency,  federal  agency,  government  agency,  bureau,  office,  authority 
  =>  administrative  unit 
 
  Sense  3 
  official 
  =>  confirmed  (vs.  unconfirmed) 
 
  Sense  4 
  official,  prescribed 
  =>  regular  (vs.  irregular) 
 
  Sense  5 
  official 
  =>  established  (vs.  unestablished),  constituted 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  official 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  official 
 
  official  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  official 
  official 
  semiofficial 
  unofficial 
 
  Overview  of  noun  official 
 
  The  noun  official  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  official,  functionary  --  (a  worker  who  holds  or  is  invested  with  an  office) 
  2.  (3)  official  --  (administers  rules  of  a  game  or  sport) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  official 
 
  The  adj  official  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  official  --  (having  official  authority  or  sanction;  "official  permission";  "an  official  representative") 
  2.  (1)  official  --  (of  or  relating  to  an  office;  "official  privileges") 
  3.  (1)  official  --  (verified  officially;  "the  election  returns  are  now  official") 
  4.  official,  prescribed  --  (conforming  to  set  usage,  procedure,  or  discipline;  "in  prescribed  order") 
  5.  official  --  ((of  a  church)  given  official  status  as  a  national  or  state  institution) 

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