Familiar

/fəˈmɪl.jɚ/

Synonyms for "familiar" (317 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (64)

abreastacceptedaccustomedacquaintanceacquaintedacquainted withadvocateaffablealter egoamicableamigoancestral spiritsangelarrogantattendant godlingau courantau faitaudaciousaverageaware
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Adjective(2 words)
Noun(9 words)
acquaintanceacquaintedassociateawareclose relationshipclose toclosercolleaguecolloquial french
Adjective(4 words)
chummierchummiestcommon termcommonplace phrase

Strong matches (95)

Noun(9 words)
Adjective(7 words)
conversantcoziereveryday activitieseveryday termhabituatedheimlichhomier
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (158)

insultingintimateintrusiveinvisible helperirregularlares and penateslares compitaleslares familiarislares permarinilares praestiteslares vialeslooselovermanesmatemindfulministering angelmoth eatenmoth-eatenmusty
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Adjective(7 words)
intimateintimate ceremonyintimate detailsintimate friendlocal government officesmost commonplacepally
Noun(10 words)
knowledgeableknown valuemore well knownniggetrecognizablespiritspritetwo word phrasewell knownwell-known brand
Verb(3 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

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

10 entries
common adjectivedisembodied spiritfriendknowledge descriptorpersonretainerservantspiritspiritual beingsupernatural entity

More specific

10 entries
classmatedaemonfriendhousehold nameimpneighborrenowned brandspritesubject knowledgetopic knowledge

Collocations

11 entries
familiar conceptfamiliar demonfamiliar facefamiliar facesfamiliar settingfamiliar spiritfamiliar surroundingsfamiliar termfamiliar termsfamiliar withwitch familiar

Inflections

3 entries
familiarsmore familiarmost familiar

Derivations

6 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

similar

12 entries

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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All of you are familiar with the truth of the story.

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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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