ACQUAINTANCE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of acquaintance After the bite, an acquaintance quickly headed to a hospital with the victim and, while driving, calling 911. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Prosecutors claimed that Bryant slipped into the studio building and opened a back door for Jordan and Washington, having met them through a mutual acquaintance. —

ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 After a brief re-acquaintance last year (thanks to Chloé and Miu Miu who welcomed the silhouette back), the ’70s staple emerges as a key spring 2026 shoe trend—seen on the runways of Bottega Veneta, Simone Rocha, and Zimmermann. —

Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026 Bruce Jay Parker had always been quirky, in ways that generally delighted his friends and acquaintances, and frequently embarrassed his wife and two daughters. —

Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acquaintance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquaintance

Noun

Yes, there is familiarity in individual matchups.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026
The same posts are now filled with strangers, the tone shifting from familiarity to suspicion, the images holding more weight than they were ever meant to.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026