Antonyms for familiar

Antonyms for (adj) familiar

Main entry: familiar

Definition: well known or easily recognized

Usage: a familiar figure; familiar songs; familiar guests

Antonyms: unfamiliar

Definition: not known or well known


Antonyms: new

Definition: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered


Antonyms: young, immature

Definition: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth


Main entry: familiar

Definition: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange

Usage: familiar ordinary objects found in every home; a familiar everyday scene; a familiar excuse; a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences

Antonyms: strange, unusual

Definition: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird


Antonyms: uncommon

Definition: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind


Antonyms: individual, single

Definition: being or characteristic of a single thing or person


Antonyms: unusual

Definition: not usual or common or ordinary


Main entry: intimate, familiar

Definition: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

Usage: on familiar terms; pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders

Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: cause to open or to become open


Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: become open


Antonyms: open

Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer


Antonyms: open

Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.


Antonyms: open, open up

Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning


Antonyms: distant

Definition: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance


Antonyms: distant, remote

Definition: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship


Main entry: conversant, familiar

Definition: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly

Usage: conversant with business trends; familiar with the complex machinery; he was familiar with those roads

Antonyms: uninformed

Definition: not informed; lacking in knowledge or information


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