All of you are familiar with the truth of the story.
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Familiar
//fəˈmɪl.jɚ//
Synonyms for "familiar" (300 found)
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Closest matches (60)
acquaintedclosecommonconversanteverydayabreastacceptedaccustomedacquaintanceacquainted withadvocateaffablealter egoamicableamigoancestral spiritsangelarrogantattendant godlingau courant
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (90)
Noun(4 words)
confidantconfidanteconfidentialconformableconsciousconsuetudinarycontrolcontumeliousconventionalconversant withconversationalcoolcordialcornycozycurrentcustomarycut-and-drieddaemondegage
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demondisdainfuldisrespectfuleasyeasygoingestablishedfadefairy godmotherfamiliar spiritfamiliar withfavorerfellowfellow creaturefellowmanfolksyforwardfreefree and easyfrequentfreshfriendfriendlyfustygardengeneralgenerally acceptedgenialgeniusgenius domusgenius locigood angelgood geniusgraciousguardianguardian angelguardian spiritguidehabitualhackneyhackneyedhand and glovehand-in-handhaymishhomelyhomeyhouseholdhousehold godshubristicimpertinentimpudentinformalinformedinformed ofinnerinseparableinseparable friendinsolentinsultingintimate
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (150)
Adjective(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
intrusiveinvisible helperirregularknowledgeablelares and penateslares compitaleslares familiarislares permarinilares praestiteslares vialeslong familiarlooselovermanesmatemindfulministering angelmoth eatenmoth-eatenmusty
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naturalnearneighborneighborlyniggetno stranger tononstandardnormalnormativenotoriousnumenobtainingobtrusiveoffhandoffhandedofficiousoldold hatordinaryother selfoutgoingoverpresumptuousoverweeningpalsy-walsypartisanpenatespickupplainplatitudinouspopularpredominatingprescribedprescriptivepresumingpresumptuousprevailingprevalentprivy toprocaciousprosaicproverbialpublicpushyreceivedregularregulationrelaxedrepositoryroutinesetsimplesnugsociablesocialspecial providencespokensquarestalestandardstereotypedstocksubstandardsupportersympathizertalked abouttalked-abouttalked-oftete-a-tetethickthick as thievesthreadbaretime-honoredtimeworntotemtraditionaltritetruistictutelar godtutelaryunaffectedunassumingunceremoniousunconstrainedunconventionaluneducateduniversaluniversally admitteduniversally recognizedunliteraryunofficialunoriginalunreservedunrestrainedunstudiedupup onuppishuppityusualvernacularversedwarmed overwarmed-overwell-kennedwell-knownwell-recognizedwell-understoodwell-wisherwell-wornwidely knownwidespreadwontedwornworn thin
Noun(1 words)
How these synonyms differ
- accustomed - 'Accustomed' means familiar through repetition, you've done this enough times that it no longer surprises or challenges you.
- acquainted - 'Acquainted' implies a surface-level connection, you know enough to nod, not enough to confide. It's the shallow end of familiar.
- recognizable - 'Recognizable' is about being identifiable, you can pick it out from a crowd. It doesn't require the warmth or comfort that 'familiar' often carries.
- well-known - 'Well-known' shifts from personal experience to public reputation. Something familiar is known to you; something well-known is known to everyone.
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriesAntonyms
7 entriesSynonyms
6 entriesRelated terms
6 entriesderived
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
distinct from
2 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
45 entriesShowing 16 of 45 words.
similar
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Translations
149 translations across 53 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γνώριμος adj (known to one)
Arabic
1 entries- مَأْلُوف adj (known to one)
Armenian
4 entries- ծանոթ adj (known to one)
- ծանոթ adj (acquainted)
- մտերիմ adj (intimate or friendly)
- ֆամիլյար noun (attendant spirit)
Bashkir
1 entries- таныш adj (known to one)
Belarusian
1 entries- знаёмы adj (known to one)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- परिचित adj (known to one)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бли́зък adj (intimate or friendly)
- изве́стен adj (known to one)
- инти́мен adj (intimate or friendly)
- позна́т adj (known to one)
Catalan
2 entries- familiar adj (known to one)
- familiar adj (intimate or friendly)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- شارەزا adj (acquainted)
Chichewa
1 entries- ndondocha noun (attendant spirit)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 熟悉 adj (known to one)
- 熟悉 adj (acquainted)
- 熟悉 adj (intimate or friendly)
- 使魔 noun (attendant spirit)
Czech
1 entries- známý adj (known to one)
Danish
3 entries- bekendt adj (known to one)
- bekendt adj (acquainted)
- fortrolig adj (acquainted)
Dutch
4 entries- bekend adj (known to one)
- familiair adj (inappropriately intimate or friendly)
- vertrouwd adj (acquainted)
- vertrouwd adj (intimate or friendly)
Esperanto
3 entries- familiara adj (intimate or friendly)
- konata adj (known to one)
- trofamiliara adj (inappropriately intimate or friendly)
Finnish
4 entries- liian tuttavallinen adj (inappropriately intimate or friendly)
- läheinen adj (intimate or friendly)
- tuttavallinen adj (intimate or friendly)
- tuttu adj (known to one)
French
4 entries- familier adj (known to one)
- familier adj (intimate or friendly)
- esprit familier noun (attendant spirit)
- familier noun (attendant spirit)
Georgian
1 entries- ნაცნობი adj (known to one)
German
1 entries- bekannt adj (known to one)
Greek
4 entries- γνωστός adj (known to one)
- γνώριμος adj (known to one)
- εξοικειωμένος adj (acquainted)
- οικείος adj (known to one)
Hebrew
1 entries- מֻכָּר adj (known to one)
Hindi
3 entries- परिचित adj (known to one)
- परिचित adj (acquainted)
- परिचित adj (intimate or friendly)
Hungarian
1 entries- ismerős adj (known to one)
Ido
1 entries- familiara adj (known to one)
Indonesian
2 entries- akrab adj (intimate or friendly)
- familier adj (intimate or friendly)
Irish
3 entries- aithnidiúil adj (known to one)
- aithnidiúil adj (acquainted)
- eolas a bheith agat ar adj (acquainted)
Italian
4 entries- familiare adj (known to one)
- familiare adj (intimate or friendly)
- famiglio noun (attendant spirit)
- spirito famigliare noun (attendant spirit)
Japanese
2 entries- おなじみの adj (known to one)
- 使い魔 noun (attendant spirit)
Korean
2 entries- 알려진 adj (known to one)
- 사역마 noun (attendant spirit)
Ladino
1 entries- conocido adj (known to one)
Latin
1 entries- suētus adj (acquainted)
Macedonian
1 entries- познат adj (known to one)
Malayalam
2 entries- പരിചയമുള്ള adj (known to one)
- പരിചിതം adj (known to one)
Marathi
4 entries- ओळखीचा adj (known to one)
- ओळखीची adj (known to one)
- ओळखीचे adj (known to one)
- परिचित adj (known to one)
Māori
2 entries- rata adj (intimate or friendly)
- waia adj (acquainted)
Norman
2 entries- fanmilyi adj (known to one)
- fanmilyi adj (intimate or friendly)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- aşna adj (acquainted)
- nas adj (known to one)
- niyas adj (known to one)
- nêz adj (intimate or friendly)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kjent adj (acquainted)
Persian
2 entries- آشنا adj (known to one)
- آشنا adj (acquainted)
Polish
4 entries- bliski adj (intimate or friendly)
- familiarny adj (intimate or friendly)
- nieobcy adj (known to one)
- poufały adj (intimate or friendly)
Portuguese
4 entries- conhecido adj (acquainted)
- familiar adj (known to one)
- próximo adj (intimate or friendly)
- espírito familiar noun (attendant spirit)
Romanian
3 entries- familiar adj (known to one)
- familiar noun (attendant spirit)
- spirit familiar noun (attendant spirit)
Russian
4 entries- бли́зкий adj (intimate or friendly)
- знако́мый adj (known to one)
- знако́мый adj (acquainted)
- изве́стный adj (known to one)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- upoznat adj (known to one)
- упознат adj (known to one)
- duh zaštitnik noun (attendant spirit)
- familijar noun (attendant spirit)
Slovak
1 entries- známy adj (known to one)
Slovene
2 entries- poznan adj (known to one)
- znan adj (known to one)
Spanish
3 entries- familiar adj (known to one)
- espíritu familiar noun (attendant spirit)
- familiar noun (attendant spirit)
Swedish
2 entries- bekant adj (known to one)
- husande noun (attendant spirit)
Tagalog
3 entries- mahilway adj (intimate or friendly)
- mahilway adj (inappropriately intimate or friendly)
- pamilyar adj (known to one)
Thai
1 entries- เป็นมิตร adj (intimate or friendly)
Tongan
1 entries- maheni adj (known to one)
Ukrainian
4 entries- близьки́й adj (intimate or friendly)
- відо́мий adj (known to one)
- знайо́мий adj (known to one)
- знайо́мий adj (acquainted)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sứ ma noun (attendant spirit)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
We are familiar with the legend of Robin Hood.
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The tune was not familiar to me.
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I'm sure that family is familiar with Japanese tastes in food. They've hosted quite a few Japanese exchange students.
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