formalised

1. 1.

   concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)

   “highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'”

   Synonymsformalisticformalized

   religion · art

2. 2.

   given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures

   Synonymsformalized

   Similarofficial

Questions about formalised

What does formalised mean?

formalised means "concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in formalised?

formalised has 3 syllables: for-mali-sed. The stress falls on "for".

What is another word for formalised?

Close synonyms include formalistic, formalized, formalized. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is formalised a common word?

formalised is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.