Antonyms of adj pro_forma
1 sense of pro forma
Sense 1
pro forma, perfunctory -- (as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election")
INDIRECT (VIA formal) -> informal -- (not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends")
Similarity of adj pro_forma
1 sense of pro forma
Sense 1
pro forma, perfunctory -- (as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election")
=> formal (vs. informal) -- (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education")
Synonyms of adv pro_forma
1 sense of pro forma
Sense 1
perfunctorily, as a formality, pro forma -- (in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily")