Synonyms for familiar
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fuh-mil-yer |
| Phonetic Transcription : fəˈmɪl yər |
Top 10 synonyms for familiar Other synonyms for the word familiar
- abreast
- accustomed
- affable
- amicable
- apprised
- at home with
- au courant
- au fait
- buddy-buddy
- chummy
- close
- cognizant
- commonplace
- confidential
- conscious
- conventional
- cordial
- cozy
- customary
- dear
- domestic
- everyday
- forward
- free
- free-and-easy
- frequent
- fresh
- garden variety
- genial
- gracious
- grounded
- habitual
- homespun
- household
- humble
- impudent
- in on
- in the know
- informal
- informed
- introduced
- intrusive
- kept posted
- known
- matter-of-fact
- mindful
- native
- natural
- near
- neighborly
- nervy
- no stranger to
- obtrusive
- officious
- old hat
- open
- ordinary
- palsy
- palsy-walsy
- plain
- plugged in
- presuming
- presumptuous
- prosaic
- proverbial
- relaxed
- repeated
- routine
- sassy
- savvy
- smart
- snug
- sociable
- stock
- thick
- tight
- tuned in
- unceremonious
- unconstrained
- unreserved
- unsophisticated
- up
- up on
- versant
- versed in
- well up in
- wise
- with it
- wonted
- workaday
Définition of familiar
Origin :- mid-14c., "intimate, very friendly, on a family footing," from Old French famelier, from Latin familiaris "domestic, of a household;" also "familiar, intimate, friendly," dissimilated from *familialis, from familia (see family). The sense gradually broadened. Of things, from late 15c. The noun meaning "demon, evil spirit that answers one's call" is from 1580s.
- adj common, well-known
- adj knowledgeable
- adj friendly, bold
- The tune was familiar to her in happier days, and she listened to it with tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- His frank, familiar manner made him a favorite on shipboard.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Mr. Gladstone knew what books he had and was familiar with their contents.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- "Listen, Dick," said he, using the familiar name for the first time.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- His name, once the most familiar, was forgotten in the list of American bards.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Of course you are familiar with the peculiar conformation of Cape Cod.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
- Dr. Everett, are you familiar with boarding-houses for young men?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Its most significant details were of a sordid kind, familiar to poverty.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I ought to beg her pardon for the familiar name, but I have known her ever since I was a child.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Not in the least like those with whom she had hitherto been most familiar.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
Antonyms for familiar
- abnormal
- alien
- aloof
- business
- cold
- cool
- different
- distant
- extraordinary
- foreign
- ignorant
- industrial
- loose
- new
- original
- reserved
- strange
- stupid
- unacquainted
- unapproachable
- uncomfortable
- uncommon
- undistinguished
- unfamiliar
- unfriendly
- unhappy
- unintelligent
- unknowledgeable
- unknown
- unremarkable
- unsociable
- unusual
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