FAMILIARITY Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

familiarity

noun

fə-ˌmi-lē-ˈ(y)er-ə-tē

Definition of familiarity

as in intimacy

the state of being in a very personal or private relationship the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage

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as in mistake

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate

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as in acquaintance

knowledge gained by personal experience the restaurant critic's considerable familiarity with restaurant kitchens should stand her in good stead

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Recent Examples of familiarity The blog post adds that newer models and wider AI familiarity might change the results if the trial were run today. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Compared with other fall style trends, which constantly explore new silhouettes and colors, denim offers a little more familiarity to creatures of habit like myself. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026 Holmes had seen a YouTube clip from Nathan For You and that seemed to be the extent of her familiarity with Fielder’s comedy. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 On Okinawa, the incident has met with protests and also a grim familiarity. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for familiarity

Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiarity

Noun

The vast auditorium offered a sense of intimacy with floating clouds and twinkling lights like a visitor would still see at the Music Box Theatre in Lakeview today.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Dyrholm will star as a woman who is unable to acknowledge and access her own feelings and constructs intimacy by stealing objects from people instead of getting close to them.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimacy

Noun

In Kundassery’s view, the Democratic Party had made a critical mistake in the first few months of 2025.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
To keep errors in check, each graph is shown to multiple volunteers, and their answers are combined so that individual mistakes average out, according to the project's website.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

Noun

Gilbert described that assignment as a casual acquaintance asking his father to voice a cartoon, without Danny meaningfully appreciating the companies involved.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Keith David, Macon Blair, Killer Mike, Cody Lightning, Siena East, and Michael Hitchcock all return as some of Lee’s Tulsa-area buddies, employees, and resentful acquaintances.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquaintance

Noun

Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

The Masts dispute the family's kinship and argue that reopening the adoption now would be a significant disruption for the girl, who is now 7 and has been living with their family for years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The film reflects on faith, kinship and the passage from life to death.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

Someone who visits the malicious website directly may see a 404 error page instead of the fake installer.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

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