🙂familiar

adjective
/fəˈmɪliər/

Meaning

Well known or easily recognized from previous experience.
well-known; easily recognized; having knowledge of; informal and friendly

Example Sentences

The town looked familiar to me after so many years.

This song sounds familiar to me.

Example Expressions

familiar face

Synonyms

well-known, recognizable, acquainted, common, usual, known
Entry 1
well-known, recognizable, acquainted, common, usual
Entry 2
known, recognizable, acquainted, common

Antonyms

unfamiliar, unknown, strange, foreign
Entry 1
unfamiliar, unknown, strange
Entry 2
unfamiliar, strange, unknown, foreign

Collocations

familiar face, familiar voice, look familiar, become familiar, familiar territory, familiar with
Entry 1
familiar face, familiar voice, look familiar, become familiar
Entry 2
familiar face, familiar territory, familiar with

More Example Sentences

He is familiar with the city streets.

They avoid driving at night in unfamiliar areas.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

Related Vocabularies

Alone or separated from others; having little or no contact with other people.
made necessary by particular circumstances; required
lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change
Relating to a person's emotions; arousing or characterized by intense feelings.
connected; associated; having a connection or relationship
having or showing bravery; able to face danger or difficulty

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