ceremonious

1 marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details a century ago everyday life was much more ceremonious than in our anything-goes era Synonyms of ceremonious correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted Words Related to ceremonious sober, solemn, stately; chivalrous, courtly, gallant; genteel, polished, refined; civil, courteous, polite, red-carpet Near Antonyms of ceremonious improper, indecorous, unmannerly; discourteous, impolite, rude Antonyms of ceremonious casual, easygoing, informal, laid-back, unceremonious

2 following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules the ceremonious regalia of the Swiss Guards, the pope's traditional body guards Synonyms of ceremonious ceremonial, formal, conventional, orthodox, regular, routineWords Related to ceremonious authorized, certified, official, sanctioned; accepted, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; formalistic, ritual, ritualistic; methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematicNear Antonyms of ceremonious unauthorized, unofficial; graceless, improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitableAntonyms of ceremonious casual, freewheeling, informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox