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unofficial
- /ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/
Rhymes with -ɪʃəl
adjective more unofficial · most unofficial
- Not officially established. the unofficial results of the ballot
- Implicitly true but withheld and/or contradicted by authority. The unofficial reason for invading the nation, however, was to control their resources.
- Not acting with official authority. an unofficial adviser
- Not listed in a national pharmacopeia etc.
Similar: inofficial · Opposite: official
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unauthorized, informal, unsanctioned, unconfirmed, loose, summary, drumhead, wildcat, unstructured, nongovernmental, non-governmental, informally, irregular, illegal, casual, private
adjective
Similar: inofficial · Opposite: official
Translations
Every language
adj implicitly true but unauthorized
| 日本語 | 裏向きの uramuki no |
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adj not official
| Español | extraoficial, oficioso |
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| 한국어 | 비공식적 bigongsikjeok |
| 日本語 | 非公認 hikōnin, 非公式 hikōshiki |
| 中文 | 非官方 fēiguānfāng |
| हिन्दी | अनाधिकारिक anādhikārik, अनधिकृत andhikŕt |
| Português | extraoficial |
| Français | officieux, inofficiel |
| Deutsch | inoffiziell |
| Italiano | ufficioso |
| Ελληνικά | ανεπίσημος anepísimos |
| Română | neoficial |
| Русский | неофициа́льный neoficiálʹnyj |
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title = {unofficial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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