officially

Adverb

Meaning

By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

formally official formal approved clearly regularly apparently properly publicly legally correctly openly seemingly authoritative evidently
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

unofficially irregularly ambiguously cynically dubiously confidentially
Show all antonyms

Phrases with the word

officially known as existing but not officially recognized announced officially declared officially officially forbid not officially spoken language

Examples

the club will be formally recognized Source: Internet

officially, he is in charge Source: Internet

officially responsible Source: Internet

12th-century Jew's House Lincoln was home to one of the five most important Jewish communities in England, well established before it was officially noted in 1154. Source: Internet

1933 also saw the introduction of the All-Star game, a mid-season break in which the greatest players in each league play against one another in a hard fought but officially meaningless demonstration game. Source: Internet

21st century In 2007 the island communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy were officially detached from Guadeloupe and became two separate French overseas collectivities with their own local administration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

officiality officialization officialize officially forbid officially known as officialness