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familiar with

ADJECTIVE

accustomed to

Synonyms

WEAK

acclimated to acclimatized to adapted to adjusted to in the habit of

ADJECTIVE

acquainted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abreast conversant informed

STRONG

advised enlightened familiarized

WEAK

apprised of clued in in the know versed in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant

ADJECTIVE

efficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able active adept adequate capable competent decisive dynamic economical effective energetic potent powerful productive profitable skilled skillful tough useful valuable

WEAK

accomplished adapted apt businesslike clever conducive deft economic effectual efficacious equal to experienced expert fitted good at good for handy masterly organized practiced proficient qualified ready saving shrewd systematic talented virtuous well-organized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile idle impotent inactive inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inept lazy sluggish unable unskilled unskillful useless weak worthless

WEAK

helpless inefficient powerless

ADJECTIVE

introduced

Synonyms

WEAK

acquainted with on speaking terms

ADJECTIVE

knowledgeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciative brilliant conscious conversant discerning experienced informed insightful intelligent learned perceptive sensible smart sophisticated well-informed well-rounded wise

STRONG

apprised au courant au fait in the know

WEAK

abreast acquainted with alert brainy bright clever cognizant erudite knowing lettered omniscient plugged in posted prescient privy quick-witted sagacious sage savvy scholarly sharp sophic tuned-in understanding versed with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inexperienced unaware uninformed unintelligent unknowledgeable unreasonable unsophisticated unwise

WEAK

uneducated

ADVERB

used to

Synonyms

WEAK

acclimated

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ChatGPT-developer OpenAI is considering significantly lowering the price for tokens—the basic unit of AI consumption—to compete with rival Anthropic, The Wall Street Journal reported External link, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Shotwell shares Musk’s ambitious vision for SpaceX and is unwaveringly loyal to him, people familiar with the relationship say.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Early last year, Trump Jr. joined the company’s leadership for a meeting in South Florida with potential investors from Saudi Arabia, according to two people familiar with the matter.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Some members of Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board became concerned the donation could expose the parent company to allegations of illegally bribing a foreign government, said people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Enslaved American Indians had been able to escape more easily since they were usually familiar with the local area and could return to their own people.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

familiar with

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