FAMILIAR


Meaning of FAMILIAR in English

I. noun

Synonyms: friend , acquaintance, amigo, cater-cousin, confidant, intimate, mate

II. adjective

1.

closely associated

time and interests have made them familiar

Synonyms: chummy, close, confidential, intimate, thick

Related Word: amicable, friendly, neighborly; affable, boon, cordial, genial, gracious, sociable; comfortable, cozy, easy, snug; forward, fresh, impertinent, intrusive, obtrusive, officious

Contrasted words: detached, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, remote, unconcerned; ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal

Antonyms: aloof

2.

Synonyms: common 4, customary, everyday, frequent

Related Word: accustomed, habitual, wonted; commonplace, prosaic

Contrasted words: new, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel; rare, strange, uncommon; chimerical, fantastic

Antonyms: unfamiliar

3.

well-informed especially through study or experience

familiar with what is being taught in the schools

Synonyms: abreast, acquainted, au courant, au fait, conversant, informed, up, versant, versed

Related Word: aware, cognizant, conscious, mindful

Contrasted words: unacquainted, unconversant, uninformed, unversed; insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful; ignorant, unenlightened, unknowing

Antonyms: unfamiliar

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