Synonyms for Familiar
fəˈmɪl yərfa·mil·iar

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1. familiaradjective

   Known to one.

   There’s a familiar face.

   Antonyms:
   unfamiliar, unknown

2. familiaradjective

   Acquainted.

   I'm not familiar with this system.

   Synonyms:
   acquainted

   Antonyms:
   unacquainted

3. familiaradjective

   Intimate or friendly.

   We are not on familiar terms.

   Synonyms:
   friendly, personal, close, intimate

   Antonyms:
   cold, impersonal, unfriendly, distant, cool, standoffish

4. familiaradjective

   Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

   Don’t be familiar with me, boy!

   Synonyms:
   impudent, fresh, cheeky

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

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 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, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. familiar

   Synonyms:
   household, common, free, frank, affable, everyday, well-acquainted, accustomed, conversant, intimate

   Antonyms:
   uncommon, rare, strange, extraordinary, unaccustomed, unacquainted, new, inconversant, unfamiliar

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. 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, 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. companion, 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, 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. familiar, familiar spiritadjective

   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. familiaradjective

   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)

5. 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)

6. 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, singular

7. familiar, 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, 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

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. familiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   conversant, well acquainted, well versed

2. familiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   intimate, close, near, friendly, amicable, fraternal, cordial, on a friendly footing, on friendly terms

3. familiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   unceremonious, social, accessible, unconstrained, free, easy, affable, courteous, civil, polite, free and easy

4. familiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   well known

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. familiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   intimate, close, cordial, near, friendly, bosom, informal, unreserved, unconstrained, easy, unceremonious, conversant, well-known

   Antonyms:
   unfamiliar, shy, ceremonious, distant

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1. List of paraphrases for "familiar":

   known, familiarize, well-known, conversant, mundane, colloquial, unfamiliar, aware, family, accustomed

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1. Mike Richards:

   Alex believed in the importance of' Jeopardy !' and always said that Ken Jennings wanted the show to go on after Ken Jennings, we will honor Alex's legacy by continuing to produce the game Alex Trebek `` Alex loved with smart contestants and challenging clues. By bringing in familiar guest hosts for the foreseeable future, our goal is to create a sense of community and continuity for our viewers.

2. Margaret Mead:

   A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again.

3. Kenich Ohmae:

   It is hard to let old beliefs go. They are familiar. We are comfortable with them and have spent years building systems and developing habits that depend on them. Like a man who has worn eyeglasses so long that he forgets he has them on, we forget that the world looks to us the way it does because we have become used to seeing it that way through a particular set of lenses. Today, however, we need new lenses. And we need to throw the old ones away.

4. Vinnie Lauria:

   The strategy of coming in, looking for a local player who has shown traction and buying them in order to get a foothold is a very good one, and we will see more of that, lazada has done a very good job of operating in multiple countries. That's not something Alibaba is familiar with.

5. Wall Street Journal:

   In the very early hours of Sunday morning, veteran Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi received a call from Riyadh, and then informed his delegates that they would need to scrap the draft agreement for a freeze that didn't include Iran, according to a person familiar with events.