FAMILIARIZED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

familiarized

verb

past tense of familiarize

as in informed

to give information to the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments

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as in introduced

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to one office worker is assigned with the task of familiarizing new staffers with the use of electronic equipment around the office

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Recent Examples of familiarized The job, Nguyen said, familiarized him with the inner workings of restaurants and their safety regulations. —

Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026 Fincke and Yui familiarized Williams with space station hardware, operations and systems. —

Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025 The singer is already fluent in Spanish and Catalan, but familiarized herself with 12 other languages, including English, Latin, Italian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Arabic, Sicilian, Mandarin, Hebrew, Portuguese, and French — just to name a few. —

Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025 Virtual and physical demonstrations and presentations familiarized the audience, a cross-section of entertainment, finance and technology pros, with the companies’ innovations and ambitions. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025 Throughout the scoring process, Middleton familiarized himself with the world of wilderness therapy and the troubled teen industry. —

Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 Walmart said that ChatGPT will learn and predict customers' shopping needs aimed at creating a more convenient experience — a move away from the traditional dynamic of a search bar returning a long list of items, which has been familiarized by Amazon . —

Matthew J. Belvedere,paulina Likos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 Like a fireside chat with FDR, this tradition familiarized the man. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 As Switzer familiarized himself with the team, at the same time, some players took advantage of the new environment. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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Verb

Lopez clarified on Friday that the agency had informed Cal Fire on how to obtain search warrants with the county, but then backed away.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The union also says it was not informed when FIFA hired OnLocation to be its official hospitality partner, operating food and beverage during games at the tournament, which means a new corporate entity has been inserted into the employment relationship.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026