informalizing
Loosening the tone
Informalizing is making something less formal or official.
Workplaces may informalize dress codes or communication styles.
Language informalizes over time—what once required careful phrasing becomes casual.
The company has been informalizing its hiring process.
The process often signals a shift toward accessibility or approachability.
Everyday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
casual speech · lingo · argot · demotic · nonstandard · streetwise · dialect · patois
Showing kindness, warmth
- approachableEasy to engage with
- chummyWarmly familiar, informal
- buddy-buddyConspicuously warm and familiar
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
laid-back · relaxed · casual · unbuttoned · down-to-earth · personable · warm · affable
Reducing tightness or tension
- deregulatingReducing governmental oversight
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- unstiffeningGrowing less rigid
- casualizingMaking less formal
modernizing · updating · adapting · softening · declassifying · opening up
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- plain-speakingDirect, unadorned honesty
- accessibleAble to be reached
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
digestible · demystified · no-frills · pared-down · stripped-down · clear · understandable · unembellished
vernacular
Everyday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- idiomaticCharacteristic of natural speech
conversational · casual speech · lingo · argot · demotic · nonstandard · streetwise · dialect · patois · cant
friendly
Showing kindness, warmth
- approachableEasy to engage with
- chummyWarmly familiar, informal
- buddy-buddyConspicuously warm and familiar
easygoing · laid-back · relaxed · casual · unbuttoned · down-to-earth · personable · warm · affable · genial
loosening
Reducing tightness or tension
- deregulatingReducing governmental oversight
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- unstiffeningGrowing less rigid
casualizing · modernizing · updating · adapting · softening · declassifying · opening up
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- plain-speakingDirect, unadorned honesty
- accessibleAble to be reached
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
uncomplicated · digestible · demystified · no-frills · pared-down · stripped-down · clear · understandable · unembellished · basic
informalizingformalizing
Making procedures official
ritualizing · solemnizing · officializing · stiffening · dignifying
informalizinginstitutionalizing
Establishing as formal practice
systematizing · codifying · bureaucratizing · standardizing · structuring
form, formal, informal, misinformation, formality, uninformed, formalize, informally, misinform