Synonyms of acquaintance

acquaintance

noun

ə-ˈkwān-tᵊn(t)s 

as in familiarity

knowledge gained by personal experience

Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiarity
• experience
• involvement
• association
• introduction
• intimacy
• cognizance
• understanding
• exposure
• initiation
• awareness
• learning
• comprehension
• education
• information
• conception
• schooling
• training
• instruction
• inkling
• enlightenment
• notion
• grounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfamiliarity
• ignorance
• inexperience
• greenness
• callowness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquaintance

Apple said his office received a tip Friday from an outside source that Moore was using a Flock camera to track a former acquaintance, and an internal investigation began immediately. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

The document shows six applications total were submitted to the Idaho and Minnesota financial institutions, two by Flexyn Global and four by other companies owned by Bomani’s family members or acquaintances. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026

The acquaintance who posted to Facebook committed a serious social media faux pas. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

Multiple friends and acquaintances posted Facebook tributes to Adams. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026