What is another word for familiar?
Synonyms for familiar
fəˈmɪl yərfa·mil·iar
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Wiktionary
familiaradjective
Known to one.
There’s a familiar face.
Antonyms:
unfamiliar, unknownfamiliaradjective
Acquainted.
I'm not familiar with this system.
Synonyms:
acquaintedAntonyms:
unacquaintedfamiliaradjective
Intimate or friendly.
We are not on familiar terms.
Synonyms:
friendly, personal, close, intimateAntonyms:
cold, impersonal, unfriendly, distant, cool, standoffishfamiliaradjective
Inappropriately intimate or friendly.
Don’t be familiar with me, boy!
English Synonyms and Antonyms
familiar
Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.
Synonyms:
common, commonplace, customary, everyday, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, universal, usualAntonyms:
exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
familiar
Synonyms:
household, common, free, frank, affable, everyday, well-acquainted, accustomed, conversant, intimateAntonyms:
uncommon, rare, strange, extraordinary, unaccustomed, unacquainted, new, inconversant, unfamiliar
Princeton's WordNet
familiarnoun
a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
Synonyms:
familiar spirit, comrade, fellow, companion, associateAntonyms:
unknown, uninformed, quaint, other, unacquainted(p), eery, queer, distant, strange, oddish, freaky, unacquainted with(p), rum, fantastic, singular, odd, rummy, weird, fantastical, curious, eerie, antic, funny, gothic, exotic, unfamiliar, peculiar, unusual, grotesque, crazy, unfamiliar with(p), remotecompanion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatenoun
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
Synonyms:
brother, dude, boyfriend, feller, mate, lad, bloke, associate degree, beau, young man, blighter, gent, confrere, colleague, swain, cuss, fella, fellow traveller, familiar spirit, chap, comrade, fellow, associate, buster, companion, fellow travelerAntonyms:
weird, fantastical, eery, rum, quaint, crazy, unfamiliar with(p), unusual, gothic, unacquainted(p), freaky, peculiar, fantastic, distant, rummy, oddish, curious, queer, singular, other, strange, grotesque, remote, eerie, unknown, funny, unfamiliar, exotic, unacquainted with(p), uninformed, odd, anticfamiliar, familiar spiritadjective
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
Synonyms:
familiar spirit, comrade, fellow, companion, associateAntonyms:
unacquainted with(p), curious, unknown, freaky, quaint, peculiar, unacquainted(p), uninformed, crazy, strange, fantastical, eery, gothic, unusual, funny, fantastic, singular, weird, queer, eerie, rum, odd, distant, unfamiliar, exotic, unfamiliar with(p), antic, grotesque, other, oddish, rummy, remotefamiliaradjective
well known or easily recognized
"a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"
Synonyms:
intimate, familiar(p), conversant(p)Antonyms:
quaint, odd, unusual, rummy, queer, rum, eery, gothic, singular, eerie, grotesque, unacquainted with(p), funny, fantastic, peculiar, curious, other, unfamiliar with(p), oddish, uninformed, exotic, antic, crazy, weird, distant, unfamiliar, unknown, remote, strange, freaky, fantastical, unacquainted(p)familiaradjective
within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
"familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"
Synonyms:
intimate, familiar(p), conversant(p)Antonyms:
oddish, eery, strange, remote, fantastic, quaint, gothic, fantastical, unacquainted with(p), grotesque, distant, unacquainted(p), unfamiliar, uninformed, rum, rummy, odd, queer, singular, peculiar, weird, curious, exotic, other, antic, unusual, unknown, freaky, eerie, funny, crazy, unfamiliar with(p)conversant(p), familiar(p)adjective
(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
"conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads"
Antonyms:
freaky, quaint, unusual, unfamiliar, curious, rummy, unfamiliar with(p), unacquainted with(p), other, queer, exotic, fantastical, oddish, distant, gothic, weird, eery, odd, unknown, fantastic, strange, peculiar, uninformed, antic, rum, funny, remote, unacquainted(p), crazy, eerie, grotesque, singularfamiliar, intimateadjective
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
"on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
Synonyms:
internal, familiar(p), conversant(p), cozy, informal, knowledgeable, intimate, versed, sexual, innerAntonyms:
antic, queer, fantastical, rum, unacquainted with(p), rummy, unusual, unknown, other, quaint, grotesque, freaky, distant, strange, oddish, unacquainted(p), exotic, eerie, eery, curious, funny, fantastic, uninformed, remote, crazy, odd, singular, unfamiliar with(p), peculiar, gothic, weird, unfamiliar
Dictionary of English Synonymes
familiaradjective
Synonyms:
conversant, well acquainted, well versedfamiliaradjective
Synonyms:
intimate, close, near, friendly, amicable, fraternal, cordial, on a friendly footing, on friendly termsfamiliaradjective
Synonyms:
unceremonious, social, accessible, unconstrained, free, easy, affable, courteous, civil, polite, free and easyfamiliaradjective
Synonyms:
well known
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
familiaradjective
Synonyms:
intimate, close, cordial, near, friendly, bosom, informal, unreserved, unconstrained, easy, unceremonious, conversant, well-knownAntonyms:
unfamiliar, shy, ceremonious, distant
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "familiar":
known, familiarize, well-known, conversant, mundane, colloquial, unfamiliar, aware, family, accustomed
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#162 | public | |
#191 | general | |
#262 | family | |
#339 | personal | |
#675 | popular | |
#735 | close | |
#736 | common | |
#927 | known | |
#1254 | friendly | |
#1458 | normal | |
#1573 | internal | |
#2085 | fresh | |
#2156 | universal | |
#2348 | brother | |
#2387 | sexual | |
#2475 | associate | |
#2537 | frank | |
#2853 | household | |
#3010 | aware | |
#4062 | inner | |
#4152 | usual | |
#4245 | fellow | |
#4263 | familiar | |
#4394 | everyday | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#5997 | frequent | |
#6294 | mate | |
#6838 | companion | |
#7210 | informal | |
#8538 | dude | |
#9197 | intimate | |
#9666 | colleague | |
#10266 | boyfriend | |
#13315 | knowledgeable | |
#14609 | buster | |
#15162 | chap | |
#15998 | cozy | |
#16988 | lad | |
#17672 | prevalent | |
#18078 | customary | |
#18308 | unfamiliar | |
#18866 | beau | |
#19698 | accustomed | |
#21560 | acquainted | |
#24522 | mundane | |
#25238 | gent | |
#27935 | commonplace | |
#28104 | cheeky | |
#30368 | swain | |
#30674 | bloke | |
#30729 | habitual | |
#31950 | familiarize | |
#32889 | comrade | |
#34199 | fella | |
#37401 | versed | |
#50666 | feller | |
#53412 | cuss | |
#53838 | colloquial | |
#60402 | conversant | |
#77365 | affable | |
#103529 | impudent |
How to use familiar in a sentence?
Nuri Bilge Ceylan is an ocean who is becoming deeper with incredible speed and amazingly clearer by passing the time. He makes ices familiar with sea by showing “Winter Sleep”. Thanks for his existence. “All who love are relatives.”
The over 75 age group face a different challenge as they are generally considered to be less familiar with the latest digital technologies, increasing their susceptibility to scams and phishing attempts. Fraudsters are opportunists, looking for the easiest targets.
The reason I don't think he's talking, and it's kind of an assumption on my part … this suspect is familiar with the criminal justice system, intimately.
He seems not to be familiar with modern geologic knowledge, in particular, geologists now know that the climate is warming rapidly because of human activities. This is is causing many serious problems including rising sea level, which is a major threat to coastal communities.
This is a fund that doesn't have Google, doesn't have Microsoft. This is a wholly different subset of technology than most investors are familiar with.
Translations for familiar
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- مألوفArabic
- знаёмыBelarusian
- интимен, близък, известен, фамилиарен, познатBulgarian
- familiarCatalan, Valencian
- obeznámenýCzech
- bekendtDanish
- bekanntGerman
- γνώριμος, γνωστός, εξοικειωμένος, οικείος, φιλικόςGreek
- espíritu familiar, familiar, familiarizadoSpanish
- آشناPersian
- tuttu, tuttavallinen, apuolento, läheinen, apuhenkiFinnish
- familierFrench
- ismerősHungarian
- ծանոթ, մտերիմArmenian
- famiglio, familiareItalian
- מוּכָּרHebrew
- なじみ, 使い魔Japanese
- nêz, nas, niyas, شارهزا, nêzîkKurdish
- rataMāori
- familiair, geleidegeest, vertrouwd, geleidedier, bekendDutch
- kjentNorwegian
- znany, chowaniec, bliski, poufały, znajomyPolish
- conhecido, familiar, espírito familiar, próximoPortuguese
- фамильярный, знакомые, знакомый, близкий, известный, интимныйRussian
- zaštitnikSerbo-Croatian
- bekantSwedish
- తెలిసినTelugu
- pamilyarTagalog
- знайомийUkrainian
- 熟悉Chinese
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