FAMILIAR Synonyms

• commonly used or practiced; usual

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

• in accordance with convention or custom

• commonly used or practiced; usual

• found in the ordinary course of events

• appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

• commonplace and ordinary

• apprehended with certainty

• regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

• carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large

• representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

• generally approved or compelling recognition

• provided with a secure reputation

• in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

• (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces

• (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula

• not constipated

• a regular patron

• a soldier in the regular army

• a dependable follower (especially in party politics)

• a garment size for persons of average height and weight

• often used as intensifiers

• conforming to a standard or pattern

• regularly scheduled for fixed times

• in accord with regular practice or procedure

• occurring at fixed intervals

• relating to a person who does something regularly

• symmetrically arranged

• not deviating from what is normal

• officially full-time

• an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• found in the ordinary course of events

• consisting of or derived from tradition

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

• exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

• of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

• conforming to a type

• occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

• commonly encountered

• widely or fully known

• frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

• someone to whom private matters are confided

• marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

• concerning things deeply private and personal

• having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

• having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

• used euphemistically to refer to the genitals

• involved in a sexual relationship

• innermost or essential

• thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

• give to understand

• imply as a possibility

• a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

• a friend who is frequently in the company of another

• a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise

• any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another

• a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies

• having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status

• make a logical or causal connection

• keep company with; hang out with

• bring or come into association or action

• offensively bold

• at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

• close in relevance or relationship

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• the last section of a communication

• the concluding part of any performance

• near in time or place or relationship

• in an attentive manner

• rigorously attentive; strict and thorough

• marked by fidelity to an original

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• crowded

• lacking fresh air

• of textiles

• strictly confined or guarded

• confined to specific persons

• fitting closely but comfortably

• used of hair or haircuts

• giving or spending with reluctance

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

• move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

• become closed

• cease to operate or cause to cease operating

• finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

• come to a close

• complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

• be priced or listed when trading stops

• engage at close quarters

• cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

• change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

• come together, as if in an embrace

• draw near

• bring together all the elements or parts of

• bar access to

• fill or stop up

• unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

• finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

• a friend who is frequently in the company of another

• a traveler who accompanies you

• one paid to accompany or assist or live with another

• be a companion to somebody

• a friend who is frequently in the company of another

• a fellow member of the Communist Party

• used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement