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

Example Sentences

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SpaceX makes up at least a midteens percentage of the endowment of Washington University in St. Louis, said a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For those familiar with options, the mandatory convertible amounts to common stock plus the sale of a call spread.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

You should do your own research to become familiar with any fund’s strategy before you invest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“It was because of these films that people in the United States became familiar with the tuner culture of Japan, which was super niche up until that point,” Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It felt to me as though my world was getting bigger, and I was getting familiar with this big world, meeting more people and doing more things.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

familiar with

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