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familiar

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of familiar

1 closely acquainted

  • the little inside jokes that people who have long been familiar like to share
Synonyms of familiar

bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, especial, friendly, inseparable, intimate, inward, near, thick, tight
Words Related to familiar

clannish, close-knit, tight-knit

affable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, hearty

gregarious, sociable, social

comfortable, cozy, easy, snug

amicable, neighborly

confidential, secretive

adoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm
Near Antonyms of familiar

aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn
Antonyms of familiar

distant

2 having information especially as a result of study or experience

  • book editors who are familiar with what is being taught in the schools
Synonyms of familiar

abreast, acquainted, au courant, conversant, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date, versed, well-informed
Words Related to familiar

alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, heedful, mindful, sensible, sentient
Phrases Synonymous with familiar

at home, in the know
Near Antonyms of familiar

insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful

blind, oblivious, unknowing, unwitting

inattentive, unheeding
Antonyms of familiar

ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable

3 often observed or encountered

  • the woman and her pair of Welsh corgis were a familiar sight in the quiet neighborhood
Synonyms of familiar

common, common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual
Words Related to familiar

normal, regular, standard

de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory

general, universal

ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing

endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant

perennial, recurrent, repeated
Phrases Synonymous with familiar

a dime a dozen
Near Antonyms of familiar

aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural

intermittent, occasional, sporadic
Antonyms of familiar

extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual

4 showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty

  • rather too familiar for a first-time guest in our home, the woman kept asking how much we paid for this or for that
Synonyms of familiar

bold, forward, free, immodest, overfamiliar, presuming, presumptuous
Words Related to familiar

arrogant, bumptious, complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, hoity-toity, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious

cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior

audacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

boastful, braggart, bragging

domineering, high-handed, imperious

self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking
Near Antonyms of familiar

demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious

bashful, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorous

diffident, self-doubting
Antonyms of familiar

modest, unassuming

Synonym Discussion of familiar

common, ordinary, plain, familiar, popular, vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence
    • a common error
    • lacked common honesty
and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness.
    • common manners
ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things.
    • an ordinary pleasant summer day
    • a very ordinary sort of man
plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity.
    • plain hard-working people
familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized.
    • a familiar melody
popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups.
    • a writer of popular romances
vulgar, otherwise similar to popular, is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness).
    • souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste

familiar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of familiar

1 someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

  • a longtime familiar of the bar, she would most likely have been there on the night in question
Synonyms of familiar

denizen, frequenter, habitué (also habitue), haunter, rat, regular
Words Related to familiar

client, customer, guest, patron

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, freak, lover, maniac, nut

2 a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

  • with old familiars the normally reserved writer can be quite warm and funny
Synonyms of familiar

alter ego, amigo, buddy, chum, compadre, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, friend, intimate, mate [chiefly British], musketeer, pal
Words Related to familiar

acquaintance

associate, cohort, colleague, companion, fellow, hearty, hobnobber, partner, peer, sport

blood brother, brother, main man, sister

abettor (also abetter), accomplice, ally, collaborator, confederate

pen pal

benefactor, supporter, sympathizer, well-wisher

friendly
Near Antonyms of familiar

adversary, antagonist, competitor, opponent, rival

archenemy, nemesis
Antonyms of familiar

enemy, foe

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