grammatical
1 synonym and 1 antonym for grammatical, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Following the rules of grammar of a language.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
grammatic
Antonyms
ungrammatical
How to use grammatical
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
grammatical error
grammatical mistake
grammatical structure
perfectly grammatical
It is neutral and common in teaching, editing and linguistics.
Etymology
The word came into English from Middle French grammatical, which in turn comes from Latin grammaticālis.
Full origin of grammatical →Frequently asked questions
What does grammatical mean?
Grammatical describes language that follows the rules of grammar. It can also simply mean relating to grammar, as in a grammatical error.
What is the opposite of grammatical?
The usual opposite is ungrammatical, describing wording that breaks the rules of grammar.
Can a sentence be grammatical but still make no sense?
Yes. A sentence can follow every rule of grammar and still have a strange or meaningless message.
