Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb familiarize

1 sense of familiarize

Sense 1
familiarize, familiarise, acquaint -- (make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings")
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

Antonyms of adj familiarizing

1 sense of familiarizing

Sense 1
familiarizing, familiarising -- (serving to make familiar)

INDIRECT (VIA orienting) -> disorienting -- (causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting")

Similarity of adj familiarizing

1 sense of familiarizing

Sense 1
familiarizing, familiarising -- (serving to make familiar)
       => orienting (vs. disorienting), orientating -- (positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees")