Regular
Regular adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Usage example: was just a regular guy who preferred hanging out with friends
Unfamiliar is an antonym for regular.
Unfamiliar
Unfamiliar adjective - Not known or experienced before.
Both words in one sentence
- One story arc in Gasoline Alley involved Slim filling in for the regular cook at the local diner, and being unfamiliar with this slang.
Source: Hash House Lingo - It has Loads and Loads of Characters and, just like the regular series, it's easy to get lost if you're unfamiliar with certain aspects or characters.
Source: Fanfic Recs / .hack -
After this long it's starting to feel a bit like they can't trust the audience to parse regular sentences with unfamiliar names.
Source: Rainbow Speak
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Unfamiliar and Regular. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/regular/unfamiliar
Regular & Unfamiliar. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/regular/unfamiliar>.
Unfamiliar or Regular. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/regular/unfamiliar.
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