Average
Average adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just an average day at the office
Familiar is a synonym for average in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Familiar" instead the word "Average" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like normal, common.
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- Comments: This is not your average "Louise-has-a-familiar-that's-not-Saito" fanfic crossover.
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Despite the common belief that German weaponry was exclusively high-tech, the average soldier in the Heer would find himself equipped with a Mauser bolt-action rifle - the Karabiner 98 Kurz, a slight modernisation of the weapon his grandfather would have been familiar with.
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Because Arthur is the consummate average man, he doesn't understand most of the technology he's familiar with.
Source: Giving Radio to the Romans
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Familiar and Average. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/average/familiar
Average & Familiar. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/average/familiar>.
Familiar or Average. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/average/familiar.
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