Familiar and Preternatural

Opposite meaning words

Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.

Show all Definitions

Preternatural is an antonym for familiar.

Preternatural adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

Usage example: an editor with a preternatural sense of what will interest the book-buying public

Show all Definitions

Familiar is an antonym for preternatural.

Cite this Source

Preternatural and Familiar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/familiar/preternatural

Familiar & Preternatural. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/familiar/preternatural>.

Preternatural or Familiar. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/familiar/preternatural.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "familiar" and "preternatural" have occurred on timeline