FAMILIARLY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

familiarly

adverb

Definition of familiarly

as in intimately

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as in commonly

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Recent Examples of familiarly Yoko Oh No, familiarly known as Yoko, is Selwyn’s pet French bulldog. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 So far, so familiarly out there compared to the usual broadcast sitcoms, limited-run streaming series and cable-network reality competitions that stuff dozens of Emmy categories. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 But our catholic mix also results in contradictions that can curdle into hypocrisy, in ways that feel familiarly Catholic. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 It’s familiarly plotted, sure, but efficiently acted. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 While familiarly imbued with quips and gags, the mystery (now streaming on Netflix) is also full of heart. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025 Gene’s was straightforwardly, familiarly brutal—severe cardiovascular disease. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 However, despite the heavy sweetener and familiarly thick protein shake texture, this one actually does taste like coffee. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025 During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao. — Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarly

Adverb

La Bola Negra tells the story of three generations of men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and love.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
The former head of Google China, who has also held senior executive roles at Microsoft and Apple, understands intimately how Silicon Valley leaders think.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimately

Adverb

South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the explosion occurred during an unspecified operation near the military demarcation line in the western section of the border buffer zone, commonly known as the DMZ.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Michigan gas prices daily trends Regular unleaded gas is the blend most commonly used in passenger cars.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of commonly

Adverb

Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Larry Ellison had personally committed to backstop over $40 billion in equity financing for the mega-deal to get Warner to agree to sell itself to Paramount.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of personally

Adverb

Fecht is the one who usually checks down to those big run plays that have led to gaudy numbers for Riley and Williams.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
These micro-drones usually crash in low-visibility crisis zones where dust, smoke, or pitch darkness blinds cameras.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of usually

Adverb

Guest speakers are generally informed and enthusiastic, offering lectures relating to the culture and history of the sailing region.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of generally

Adverb

Interest-rate increases ordinarily support a country's currency, push up its bond yields, and put pressure on its stock market.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Jimmy Kimmel and Disney‘s ABC have entered into negotiations about keeping the host in late-night after the new TV season, a process that might ordinarily be the most normal of business practices, but in the current climate is exceedingly fraught.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordinarily

Adverb

While CISOs would bear the ultimate accountability and budget ownership, there would typically be a senior manager or director-level person running daily operations.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
But the automotive industry has been a leading adopter of industrial robots for decades, with such robots typically being robotic arms installed at workstations and mobile robots that move components or materials around.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

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