FAMILIARS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

familiars

noun

plural of familiar

as in lovers

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

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as in friends

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

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Recent Examples of familiars Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025 The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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Noun

In Peru under dictatorship, two of three long-time lovers marry for appearances but flee from their conservative rural community for the capital after their secret is exposed by the third.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Now, Sacramento is on the list of best cities for coffee lovers, according to a ranking of cafes nationwide.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

What may have surprised even modern sports fans, however, was Ole Miss' suing two of its former players who followed former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin to his new position as head football coach at LSU.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
After the Sox scored six runs in the first inning and led 8-2 after the third, most fans settled in for a postgame concert by country music star Cole Swindell.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

Rosé lives the California dream, as her buddies drop into empty swimming pools on skateboards, bounce on mattresses and get up to good, clean fun.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
The two meet cute at a deeply awful Toronto nightclub; Emma is trying to feel young and free, while Raiff’s character, an old soul in a twenty-something body, is taken by the somewhat older woman who is much more fun than his drunk buddies.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddies

Noun

For Dan Sowry and his crew of regulars from the nearby 55+ Trillium neighborhood, the taproom is a weekly staple.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s sitting all of his regulars during the preseason for safety reasons is the gamble that blew up in his face.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulars

Noun

Old rats paired with younger ones outlived those paired with animals their own age.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rats

Noun

Another endearing dining feature at the property is its honesty pantry containing drinks and snacks to go and a coffee station for early risers—guests can feel free to pad about any time of day or night.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Conceived by the airline’s in-house team in collaboration with design agency MARKS Brandimage, the lounge will span two levels and offer seating for more than 400 guests.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

During the day, patrons sip beer outside while chatting with friends or searching through crates of music.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Over courses of ravioli, New York strip steak, and whole roasted artichokes, the duo laughed and chatted with family, patrons, Knicks fans, and Towns’s teammate Jordan Clarkson.

— Clara Hillis, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026