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, 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

   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(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

Matched Categories

1. • Friend
   • Servant

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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How to use familiar in a sentence?

1. Kelly Johnson-Arbor:

   These cleaning products are in short supply, we're just sort of grabbing whatever is available, and it may be something we're not familiar with using.

2. Ambrose Bierce:

   Cabbage A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

3. Hossein Salami:

   To give effective advice, the Revolutionary Guards advisers have to visit the front lines in Syria to become familiar with the reality of the battlefields, how could they help the Syrian army effectively by sitting in a room? The death toll of Iranians is not high.

4. Ben Lee:

   South Korea already has got the gaming industry infrastructure, at least they are familiar and don't have to go through the initial stages like Japan.

5. Alon Gorodetsky:

   Soldiers wear uniforms with the familiar green and brown camouflage patterns to blend into foliage during the day, but under low light and at night, they're still vulnerable to infrared detection, you can draw inspiration from nature that has been developed over millions of years, giving us ideas we might not have been able to come up with otherwise.