All familiar synonyms
faΒ·milΒ·iar
F f adj familiar
- knowledgeable β possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- mundane β common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- conversant β If you are conversant with something, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it.
- acquainted β If you are acquainted with something, you know about it because you have learned it or experienced it.
- aware β If you are aware of something, you know about it.
- comfortable β If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- recognizable β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- usual β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- household β the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
- cozy β warm and comfortable; snug
- plain β clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- homespun β spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- open β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- natural β existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- commonplace β If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- savvy β experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- versant β a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
- thick β having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- sociable β inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- palsy β any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- snug β warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- domestic β of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- routine β subroutine
- ordinary β of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- native β being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- stock β a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- wise β having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- dear β You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- cordial β Cordial means friendly.
- conscious β If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- repeated β done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- grounded β the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- apprised β appraise.
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- unceremonious β discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- unsophisticated β not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- prosaic β commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- cognizant β If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
- old hat β old-fashioned; dated.
- matter-of-fact β adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
- proverbial β of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
noun familiar
- classmate β Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.