What does formally mean?

formally means "with official authorization". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in formally?

formally has 3 syllables: for-mal-ly. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹməli/.

What is another word for formally?

Close synonyms include officially. 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.

What is the opposite of formally?

The recorded antonyms are informally.

Is formally a common word?

formally is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with formally?

1 word rhymes with formally. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

formally — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
with official authorization
“the club will be formally recognized”
Synonymsofficially
2.
in a formal manner
“he was dressed rather formally”
Antonymsinformally

Questions about formally

What does formally mean?: formally means "with official authorization". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in formally?: formally has 3 syllables: for-mal-ly. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹməli/.
What is another word for formally?

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