informalized
Rendered less formal
Informalized means made less formal or official.
The term appears in academic and policy contexts to describe processes that shift from structured to unstructured arrangements: The economy has become increasingly informalized, with more workers in casual employment.
Work, housing, and economic activity can all be informalized when they move outside official regulatory frameworks.
Not formally recognized
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unregulatedNot controlled by rules
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
streamlined · simplified · loosened · flexible · accommodating · expedited · workarounds · shortcuts
Relating to informal dialogue
- chattyInclined to converse freely
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
unbuttoned · unpretentious · friendly · approachable · genial · chummy · bantering · rapport
Informal in-group vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
dialect · lingo · argot · patois · cant · shoptalk · buzzwords · catchphrases
Able to bend freely
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- adjustableAble to be changed
- loosenedMade less tight
- restructuredRearranged fundamentally
decentralized · flattened · open · accessible · open-door · unstructured
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unregulatedNot controlled by rules
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
improvised · streamlined · simplified · loosened · flexible · accommodating · expedited · workarounds · shortcuts · deformalized
conversational
Relating to informal dialogue
easygoing · unbuttoned · unpretentious · friendly · approachable · genial · chummy · bantering · rapport · simpatico
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
colloquial · dialect · lingo · argot · patois · cant · shoptalk · buzzwords · catchphrases · neologisms
flexible
Able to bend freely
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- adjustableAble to be changed
- loosenedMade less tight
restructured · decentralized · flattened · open · accessible · open-door · unstructured
informalizedformalized
Made officially systematic
institutionalized · standardized · officialized · codified · regulated
informalizedformalized
Made officially systematic
legalized · legitimized · regularized · sanctioned · authorized