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familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl yər /
ADJECTIVE
common, well-known
Synonyms
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intimate mundane recognizable simple usual
STRONG
commonplace domestic homespun household native natural ordinary plain routine stock
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accustomed conventional customary everyday frequent garden variety habitual humble informal known matter-of-fact old hat prosaic proverbial repeated unceremonious unsophisticated wonted workaday
Antonyms
STRONG
abnormal alien business different extraordinary foreign industrial original uncommon unusual
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aloof cold cool distant ignorant new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable undistinguished unfamiliar unfriendly unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable
ADJECTIVE
knowledgeable
Synonyms
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acquainted aware conversant
STRONG
savvy versant
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abreast apprised at home with au courant au fait cognizant conscious grounded in on in the know informed introduced kept posted mindful no stranger to plugged in tuned-in up up on versed in well up in with it
Antonyms
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ignorant
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aloof cold cool distant foreign new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable uncommon undistinguished unfamiliar unfriendly unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable
ADJECTIVE
friendly, bold
Synonyms
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comfortable easy intimate
STRONG
close cordial cozy dear forward free open palsy smart snug sociable thick wise
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affable amicable buddy-buddy chummy confidential free-and-easy fresh genial gracious impudent informal intrusive near neighborly nervy obtrusive officious palsy-walsy presuming presumptuous relaxed sassy tight unceremonious unconstrained unreserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unhappy
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cool loose stupid uncomfortable unfriendly unintelligent unsociable
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aloof cold distant foreign ignorant new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable uncommon undistinguished unfamiliar unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable

Example Sentences

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It’s a question that feels a little too familiar of late — one confronted often while watching “Maddie’s Secret,” the debut as writer-director from comedian and performer John Early.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

TACO, for those who aren’t familiar, is an acronym popularized last year by Robert Armstrong, a columnist with the FT.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Iran has said that it will only participate in planned talks for Friday if the cease-fire extends to Lebanon, The Wall Street Journal reported External link, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

While studying the familiar dark plains and bright highlands, I somehow overlooked a pattern people have recognized for thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

This whole thing was making me feel off balance, but I felt the familiar Chaos Cuffs on my hip and calmed down.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin