" familiarly "

1: as in intimately;

•  Synonyms : 

•  intimately,

•  face-to-face,

•  personally,

•  tête-à-tête,

•  confidentially,

•  secretly,

•  directly,

•  immediately

•  Antonyms : 

•  distantly,

•  indirectly,

•  openly,

•  publicly

2: as in usually, generally;

•  Synonyms : 

•  commonly,

•  generally,

•  natch,

•  naturally,

•  normally,

•  ordinarily,

•  typically,

•  usually,

•  customarily,

•  habitually,

•  regularly,

•  routinely,

•  conventionally,

•  traditionally

•  Antonyms : 

•  abnormally,

•  atypically,

•  extraordinarily,

•  uncommonly,

•  untypically,

•  unusually,

•  funnily,

•  oddly,

•  peculiarly,

•  queerly,

•  strangely,

•  weirdly,

•  anomalously,

•  irregularly,

•  radically

1: closely acquainted;

  * e.g., " ... the little inside jokes that people who have long been familiar like to share "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bosom,

•  buddy-buddy,

•  chummy,

•  close,

•  especial,

•  friendly,

•  inseparable,

•  intimate,

•  inward,

•  near,

•  thick,

•  tight

•  Antonyms : 

•  distant

2: having information especially as a result of study or experience;

  * e.g., " ... book editors who are familiar with what is being taught in the schools "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abreast,

•  acquainted,

•  au courant,

•  conversant,

•  informed,

•  knowledgeable,

•  up,

•  up-to-date,

•  versed,

•  well-informed

•  Antonyms : 

•  ignorant,

•  unacquainted,

•  unfamiliar,

•  uninformed,

•  unknowledgeable

3: often observed or encountered;

  * e.g., " ... the woman and her pair of Welsh corgis were a familiar sight in the quiet neighborhood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  common,

•  common or garden,

•  commonplace,

•  everyday,

•  frequent,

•  garden-variety,

•  household,

•  ordinary,

•  quotidian,

•  routine,

•  ubiquitous,

•  usual

•  Antonyms : 

•  extraordinary,

•  infrequent,

•  rare,

•  seldom,

•  uncommon,

•  unfamiliar,

•  unusual