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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'familiar'

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1. (noun) familiar
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, associate
Antonyms: 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), remote

2. (noun) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Synonyms: brother, dude, boyfriend, feller, mate, lad, bloke, associate degree, beau, young man, blighter, familiar, gent, confrere, colleague, swain, cuss, fella, fellow traveller, familiar spirit, chap, comrade, fellow, associate, buster, companion, fellow traveler
Antonyms: 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, antic

3. (adj) familiar, familiar spirit
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
Synonyms: familiar spirit, comrade, fellow, companion, associate, familiar
Antonyms: 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, remote

4. (adj) familiar
well known or easily recognized
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)

5. (adj) familiar
within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
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)

6. (adj) conversant(p), familiar(p)
(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
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, singular

7. (adj) familiar, intimate
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
Synonyms: internal, familiar, familiar(p), conversant(p), cozy, informal, knowledgeable, intimate, versed, sexual, inner
Antonyms: 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

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'familiar'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. 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 p
Synonyms: general, common, familiar, ordinary, universal, commonplace, frequent, popular, usual, customary, habitual, prevalent, everyday, normal, public
Antonyms: exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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