familiar

1 closely acquainted the little inside jokes that people who have long been familiar like to share Synonyms bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, especial, friendly, inseparable, intimate, inward, near, thick, tight Related Words 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 aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn Antonyms distant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 abreast, acquainted, au courant, conversant, informed, knowledgeable, up, up-to-date, versed, well-informed Related Words alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, heedful, mindful, sensible, sentient Phrases at home, in the know Near Antonyms insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful; blind, oblivious, unknowing, unwitting; inattentive, unheeding Antonyms 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 common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, common, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usualRelated Words normal, regular, standard; de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory; general, universal; ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing; endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeatedNear Antonyms aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural; intermittent, occasional, sporadicAntonyms 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 bold, presumptuous, forward, free, immodest, overfamiliar, presumingRelated Words 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-seekingNear Antonyms demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious; bashful, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorous; diffident, self-doubtingAntonyms modest, unassuming

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 denizen, frequenter, habitué (also habitue), haunter, rat, regularRelated Words 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 alter ego, amigo, buddy, chum, compadre, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, friend, intimate, mate [chiefly British], musketeer, palRelated Words 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; friendlyNear Antonyms adversary, antagonist, competitor, opponent, rival; archenemy, nemesisAntonyms enemy, foe