SEMIOFFICIAL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

semiofficial

adjective

Definition of semiofficial

as in official

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Recent Examples of semiofficial Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Iran and Oman have already reached an agreement on their respective shares of the vital economic artery, controversially including revenues associated with its administration, the influential military group told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. — Mike Sheen,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, close to its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, claimed Wednesday that Bloomberg’s version had missing portions, without offering a full accounting. — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for semiofficial

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Adjective

Trade between China and ASEAN surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2025, according to official statistics.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
The official competition program features 10 films, including from such international filmmakers as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Sergei Loznitsa, Lili Horvát and May el-Toukhy, as well as the world premiere of Carol Morley’s (Dreams of a Life) new feature.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of official

Adjective

That means an alert could be triggered by a legitimate loan, lien or another person with the same name.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
OpenAI itself describes distillation as a legitimate technical method for creating training data for smaller models.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

Sánchez, while a popular progressive leader internationally, has been surrounded by a series of legal cases against his Socialist party and even his family, which all deny any wrongdoing.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
There are obvious areas of overlap in corporate functions like IT, marketing, procurement and legal.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

Bastian said Rogoff had been the lawful officeholder since his swearing-in.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Further, Hanlon said, government attorneys had not explained why Sarsour was suddenly considered a threat after decades as a lawful permanent resident.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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