Convert Informal Text to Formal

This tool will convert informal text to formal text. It will search your text for words or phrases and replace them with their more upper class equivilants.

Why convert to formal text?

Our normal everyday life speak is wonderful for texting friends and family. However, sometimes we need to polish things up when writing a business email or a formal letter. This converter will save you some time by making some of the changes for you.

How to Use This tool to convert informal text to formal

  1. Type or copy and paste the text into the tool below.
  2. Press the convert button
  3. Copy or download the result
  4. To listen to the output text press the speak button.

Checking your spelling and grammar

This tool works best when using a grammar and spelling tool like Grammarly. This simple tool will make the changes to the informal words only.

Sample Sentence

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I want to ask about the job, and get some info!

List of Informal/formal equivalents

InformalFormal
ask enquire
ask for request
book reserve
check verify
get receive
help assist
need request
say sorry apologies
start commence
end terminate
try endeavour
deal with handle
tell inform
wait for await
fight combat
eat consume
go depart
tough difficult
small diminutive
explain disclose
set out display
throw out eject
old elderly
say express
afraid fearful
in the end finally
lucky fortunate
but however
wrong incorrect
go up increase
cheap inexpensive
at first initially
mad insane
smart intelligent
big enormous
right correct
a bit a little
away absent
speed up accelerate
okay, ok acceptable
help assist
let allow
call off cancel
friendly amiable
expect anticipate
seem appear
climb ascend
beat up assault
fall out quarrel
eager avid
stop cease
dare challenge
kids children
settle for choose
round circular
pick up collect
think of conceive
link up connect
think about consider
build construct
refer to consult
hurt damage, harm
go down decrease
want desire
lack deficiency
show demonstrate
brave courageous
pin down determine
put down deposit
throw away discard
make out discern
talk about discuss
give out distribute
give donate
remove eliminate
imagine envisage
break out erupt
get out escape
avoid evade
go through examine
make up fabricate
test experiment
ease facilitate
come after follow
sick ill
ask out invite
go away depart
at once immediately
free liberate
deal with manage
bad negative
look into investigate
chance opportunity
see perceive
happy pleased
give up quit
older senior
use utilize
enough sufficient
end terminate
empty vacant
rich wealthy
mend repair
idea notion
mainly principally
see observe
leave out omit
go against oppose
hungry famished
childish immature
maybe perhaps
good positive
give provide
buy purchase
say no reject
free release
look for seek
choose select
get by survive
so therefore
put up with tolerate
block undermine
catch up understand
sight vision
young youthful
get obtain
need require
pay back repay
live reside
point out indicate
find out learn
get away elude
come in enter
lively energetic
clear transparent
whole entire
blow up explode
break down fail
hopeless futile
hit out at criticise
tired exhausted
clothes garment
go before precede
thanks gratitude
hurry haste, hasten
funny humorous, amusing
better improved
dim indistinct
worse inferior
put in insert
bring in introduce
make up invent
kidding jesting
naked nude
childish infantile
a lot of numerous
stubborn obstinate
danger peril
put off postpone
here present
keep preserve
go ahead proceed
go after pursue
anyways nevertheless
let permit
sweat perspiration
look at regard
laid back relaxed
take out remove
rack up accumulate
over at an end
good looking attractive
good for beneficial
by by means of
lead to cause
complex convoluted
go out of exit
death demise
break off suspend
also in addition, additionally
wood timber
describe depict
go on continue
in charge of responsible
enjoyment gratification
dirty contaminated
again & again repeatedly
marvelous exceptional
really big considerable
can is capable of
fork out pay (money)
talk into persuade
come up to reach
iron out solve
next subsequently
try out test
call on visit
drop out of withdraw (from)
look up to respect
look like resemble
job occupation
dad father
boss employer
avoid evade
also in addition,
ask enquire
afraid fearful
at first initially
ask for request
again & again repeatedly
a bit a little
avoid evade
anyway nevertheless
ask out invite
away absent
at once immediately
a lot of numerous
bright intelligent
buy purchase
build construct
but however,
bad negative
beat up assault
break out erupt
block undermine
blow up explode
boss employer
brave courageous
better improved
big enormous
bring in introduce
break off suspend
break down fail
check verify
come after follow
choose select
clear transparent
come in enter
call off cancel
complex convoluted
call on visit
childish infantile
chance opportunity
cheap inexpensive
can is capable of
come up to reach
climb ascend
clothes garment
polluted contaminated
danger peril
dare challenge
dad father
describe depict
deal with handle
dim indistinct
death demise
deal with manage
drop out of withdraw
end terminate
ease facilitate
eager avid
expect anticipate
enough sufficient
explain disclose
end terminate
empty vacant
enjoyment gratification
friendly amiable
free liberate
fork out pay money for
fall out quarrel
fight combat
get receive
get out escape
go depart
go before precede
go after pursue
good looking attractive
give donate
go down decrease
go through examine
good for beneficial
go ahead proceed
go up increase
go on continue
go out of exit
give up quit
get away elude
go away leave
give out distribute
go against oppose
get obtain
good positive
get by survive
hit out at criticise
hungry famished
here present
help assist
hopeless futile
happy pleased
hurry haste, hasten
hurt damage
idea notion
imagine envisage
in charge of responsible
iron out solve
job occupation
keep preserve
kidding jesting
kids children
look up to respect
look at regard
lucky fortunate
lead to cause
let allow
lucky fortunate
lack deficiency
look for seek
let permit
live reside
leave out omit
look like resemble
lively energetic
laid back relaxed
live reside
look into investigate
make up fabricate
mainly principally
mad insane
maybe perhaps
mend repair
marvelous exceptional
need require
naked nude
next subsequently
old elderly
over at an end
okay, ok acceptable
older senior
put off postpone
pay back repay
pin down determine
put in insert
pick up collect
put up with tolerate
point out indicate
really big considerable
remove eliminate
rack up accumulate
refer to consult
rich wealthy
round circular
right correct
show demonstrate
speed up accelerate
stop cease
set up establish
sick ill
stubborn obstinate
start commence
shorten decrease
settle for choose
say no reject
small diminutive
see observe
so therefore
sight vision
seem appear
set out display
seem appear
sweat perspiration
say sorry apologise
say express
talk into persuade
tired exhausted
throw away discard
take out remove
test experiment
thanks gratitude
tough difficult
try out test
talk about discuss
throw out eject
think of conceive
try endeavour
think about consider
tell inform
use utilize
wood timber
want desire
hope desire
wrong incorrect
wait for await
want desire
worse inferior
whole entire
young youthful

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