familiar
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- well-known, accustomed, common, customary, frequent, ordinary, recognizable, routine
- friendly, amicable, close, easy, intimate, relaxed
- disrespectful, bold, forward, impudent, intrusive, presumptuous

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Antonyms: aloof, unfamiliar
Contrasted words: detached, disinterested, incurious, indifferent, remote, unconcerned, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, rare, strange, uncommon, chimerical, fantastic, unacquainted, unconversant, uninformed, unversed, insensible, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, ignorant, unenlightened, unknowing
Related Words: amicable, friendly, neighborly, affable, boon, cordial, genial, gracious, sociable, comfortable, cozy, easy, snug, forward, fresh, impertinent, intrusive, obtrusive, officious, accustomed, habitual, wonted, commonplace, prosaic, aware, cognizant, conscious, mindful

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. fa‧mil‧i‧ar¹ S3 W2 /fəˈmɪliə $ -ər/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity, family, familiarization; adjective: familiar ≠ unfamiliar, familial; verb: familiarize; adverb: familiarly]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; ⇒ family]

1. someone or something that is familiar is well-known to you and easy to recognize:
a familiar tune
look/sound familiar
The voice on the phone sounded familiar.
familiar to
The signs of drug addiction are familiar to most doctors.
It was a relief to be back in familiar surroundings.
Beggars on the street are becoming a familiar sight.
This kind of situation was all too familiar (=very familiar) to John.
Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can’t quite place her.

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In everyday English, people often say that they know something rather than saying it is familiar:
■ The name of the restaurant was not familiar to me. ➔ I didn't know the name of the restaurant.

2. be familiar with something to have a good knowledge or understanding of something:
Are you familiar with this type of machine?
I’m not familiar with her poetry.

3. be on familiar terms with somebody to know someone well and be able to talk to them in an informal way:
He’s on familiar terms with all the teachers.

4. talking to someone as if you know them well although you do not
familiar with
I thought he was being a bit familiar with my wife.

5. informal and friendly in speech, writing etc:
The novel is written in an easy familiar style.
⇒ familiarly

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. familiar² noun [countable]
a cat or other animal that lives with a witch and has magical powers

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familiar
adj.
I. well-known
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound The place felt faintly familiar to me.
become | make sth
ADV. distinctly, very The room looked distinctly familiar.
entirely | increasingly | faintly, fairly, quite, rather, reasonably, slightly, vaguely | enough The report's conclusions were already familiar enough to the government.
already | immediately, instantly His face was instantly familiar, even after all those years.
somehow a name that was somehow familiar
curiously, disconcertingly, oddly, strangely Her face looked strangely familiar.
blessedly, comfortingly The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.
all too, depressingly, horribly, painfully, sickeningly a situation which has become all too familiar to most teachers
PREP. to The name sounded vaguely familiar to her.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

familiar
II. familiar with sth: having a good knowledge of sth
VERBS be, seem | become, get, grow I was now getting much more familiar with the local area.
ADV. extremely, intimately, very | completely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly You will need to be thoroughly familiar with our procedures.
increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably | already

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