Synonyms for

Grammatical

Verb / grʌˈmætʌkʌl / / grʌˈmætɪkʌl / Another word for grammatical — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

related to grammar or the rules of language

Synonyms & similar words

wellformed ungrammatical grammatic linguistic syntactic structural grammatic grammaticalness grammaticality language verbal lexical morphological orthographic phonemic phonetic phonological semiotic semantical semantic stylistic syntagmatic

Synonyms by register

Formal

correct proper accurate standard

Informal

right correct okay

Literary

well-formed elegantly constructed

Antonyms

ungrammatical incorrect wrong illogical unidiomatic faulty

Common collocations

  • grammatical error
  • grammatical structure
  • grammatical rules
  • grammatical correctness
  • grammatical analysis
  • grammatical precision
  • grammatical sentence

Word family

noun grammar
adverb grammatically

Usage note

This word refers to adherence to the rules of grammar. Its direct antonym is 'ungrammatical'.

Example sentences

  1. I need to make sure my sentences are grammatical before I turn in my essay.
  2. The grammar book has a lot of information on grammatical rules.
  3. The teacher corrected my grammatical errors.
  4. It is important to use grammatical sentences when writing.
  5. The student struggled with understanding the grammatical rules of the language.

Quotes

  • Good writing is clear thinking made visible, and grammar is the polishing cloth.
  • Grammar is a piano I play by ear.
  • Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

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