Formal
Formal adjective - Very dignified in form, tone, or style.
Usage example: the formal language of the coronation ceremony
Undignified is an antonym for formal.
Undignified
Both words in one sentence
- More to the point: the coaches of the Men's USA and Australian teams lodged a formal complaint against the Australian news commentators shown (who were rebroadcast here in the USA), calling their commentary, quote "undignified, crass, mean-spirited, and unprofessional" unquote.
Source: So Bad, It's Good
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Undignified and Formal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formal/undignified
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Undignified or Formal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/formal/undignified.
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