Formality
Formality noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.
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Synonyms for Formality
Repression and formality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repression" instead a noun "Formality".
Repression
Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Formality and repression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formality" instead a noun "Repression".
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- Well, this film, for one thing... Dinner and a Show: Despite the repression and formality modern audiences see throughout the film, the onscreen family's dinner eventually turns into this trope as an example of what audiences shouldn't do.
Source: Film / A Date With Your Family
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Repression and Formality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/repression
Formality & Repression. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/repression>.
Repression or Formality. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/formality/repression.
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