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

Lopez’s killing is the 17th homicide in the California prison system this year, according to an official accounting, compared to 30 a year ago.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
That loud journey began Saturday at Chicago’s Park West, where Shatner and his band of heavy metal vets played a warmup gig ahead of their first official show Sunday at Riot Fest.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of official

Adjective

Qaradawi defended Palestinian suicide bombings of Israeli civilians as a legitimate form of resistance.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed keeps trying to claim Piker is an irrelevant distraction, but the company one keeps is a legitimate consideration for voters.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

Jury nullification is not a legal right so much as a practical power.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The move adds Missouri to a contentious legal battle between states and the federal government over who has authority to regulate prediction markets, which allow users to bet on the outcome of events ranging from sports, elections, and the weather.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

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