FAMILIARITIES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

familiarities

noun

plural of familiarity

as in blunders

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate

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Noun

Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunders

Noun

The system is designed to let robots identify mistakes during operation, adjust their behavior and retain useful experience for subsequent attempts.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Florida judges, lawmakers and governors perpetuate the patently unreliable assumption that jurors never make mistakes.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistakes

Noun

Federal prosecutors are also looking into alleged financial improprieties involving Walter’s insurance companies.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Former Washington owner Dan Snyder was fined $60 million and ultimately forced to sell the team after multiple investigations found widespread workplace misconduct and a referral to the Federal Trade Commission alleged financial improprieties.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of improprieties

Noun

For many in the Republican establishment, these indiscretions have pushed Paxton beyond the pale, but that’s of little concern to the nominee’s supporters.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
All of these cases have provided something of a template for missteps and indiscretions by people who work in sports media.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of indiscretions

Noun

But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The proposal would also establish that technical errors or inadvertent mistakes in the process cannot be a basis to stop the project.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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