Antonyms for unfamiliar
ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yərun·fa·mil·iar

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1. unfamiliaradjective

   not known or well known

   "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"

   Antonyms:
   old(a), familiar, well-known(a), beaten(a), acquainted(p), long-familiar

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1. unfamiliaradjective

   Synonyms:
   unaccustomed, strange, novel, inconversant, unacquainted

How to use unfamiliar in a sentence?

1. Billy Wong:

   When you turn on the TV ... You hear people demonstrating, running. They are screaming. These sounds are so strange and unfamiliar to Hong Kong people.

2. Josh Stech:

   Often people are in duress, they are going through a transaction that is unfamiliar and high stakes and typically there is a relocation, divorce or death involved.

3. Mark Linden:

   For parents of children who are born premature or with other medical complications, the joy of a new baby is tempered with worry, the medicalized environment in which the baby is placed in the days and weeks following delivery is unfamiliar and at times frightening for parents.

4. Claudia Chan:

   Exposure to new and different environments remind us of how big, diverse, and interesting the world is, it expands my ability to be creative and curious and gets my endorphins going. It's also humbling to be new and unfamiliar with different territories.

5. Cynthia Ozick:

   Nothing is so awesomely unfamiliar as the familiar that discloses itself at the end of a journey.

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