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familiar
adjective as in common, well-known
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commonplace, domestic, homespun, household, native, natural, ordinary, plain, routine, stock
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accustomed, conventional, customary, everyday, frequent, garden variety, habitual, humble, informal, known, matter-of-fact, old hat, prosaic, proverbial, repeated, unceremonious, unsophisticated, wonted, workaday
adjective as in knowledgeable
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abreast, apprised, at home with, au courant, au fait, cognizant, conscious, grounded, in on, in the know, informed, introduced, kept posted, mindful, no stranger to, plugged in, tuned-in, up, up on, versed in, well up in, with it
adjective as in friendly, bold
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close, cordial, cozy, dear, forward, free, open, palsy, smart, snug, sociable, thick, wise
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affable, amicable, buddy-buddy, chummy, confidential, free-and-easy, fresh, genial, gracious, impudent, informal, intrusive, near, neighborly, nervy, obtrusive, officious, palsy-walsy, presuming, presumptuous, relaxed, sassy, tight, unceremonious, unconstrained, unreserved
Example Sentences
Fake peer reviews have become an increasingly familiar type of academic fraud.
If you are woman of color who counts among her former friends a Galinda-type, what happens may seem familiar.
Essien is not the only face familiar to Premier League fans who has worked under the Right to Dream umbrella.
Prosecutors are awaiting more information from the coroner’s office on how Thyri died, according to a source familiar with the investigation who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
The president’s explanation might sound familiar to anyone who has listened to Donald Trump rail against America’s system of justice in recent years.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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