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
- Type or copy and paste the text into the tool below.
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Sample Sentence
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I want to ask about the job, and get some info!
List of Informal/formal equivalents
| Informal | Formal |
|---|---|
| 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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