SEMIOFFICIAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

semiofficial

adjective

Definition of semiofficial

as in official

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Recent Examples of semiofficial Seizures come at tense diplomatic moment Iranian semiofficial news agencies reported that Chinese ships began passing through the strait Wednesday night under new Iranian protocols. — Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Iranian semiofficial news agencies reported that Chinese ships began passing through the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday night under new Iranian protocols. — ABC News, 14 May 2026 In southern Iran, explosions were heard near Bandar Abbas, semiofficial Iranian news agencies said. — Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026 Iran denied an attack, the semiofficial Iranian outlets Fars and Tabnak reported, and said a passing ship had been stopped for a documents check as part of monitoring. — Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for semiofficial

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Adjective

Farmers will have to get official permission from the provincial authority and are to be closely monitored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
The British royal family’s official social media pages announced the news the day after the baby’s birth, sharing a photo of the little girl wearing a pink onesie featuring wings on the back and a hat, which was taken by her father.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of official

Adjective

The Ukrainian government has said the facilities are legitimate military targets because the company supplies Russia’s frontline troops.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
But perhaps no option is as intriguing as Trice, a legitimate wildcard who’s played roughly 50 preseason snaps and nothing else in his professional career.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

Investigators were able to trace the gun to a legal purchase in Keene, New Hampshire, made by one of the straw purchasers of the scheme, according to the detention memo.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Features like autoplay, infinite scroll and algorithmic content recommendations have been the prime targets of legal arguments that social media platforms are designed to be addictive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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