conventional vs formal

formal vs conventional

conventional is not a noun while formal is a noun.

conventional and formal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conventional	No	Yes	No	No
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, conventional and formal are synonyms defined as:

conventional and formal: represented in simplified or symbolic form

Other synonyms of conventional include schematic.

conventional (noun)	formal (noun)
	a gown for evening wear
	a lavish dance requiring formal attire

conventional (adjective)	formal (adjective)
following accepted customs and proprieties	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
unimaginative and conformist	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
rigidly formal or bound by convention	logically deductive
represented in simplified or symbolic form	represented in simplified or symbolic form
conforming with accepted standards	characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

Difference between conventional and formal

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