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

Hope, or something like it, arrives in the form of a chance meeting with an old acquaintance named Jordan (Rock). — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

The technology has drawn scrutiny over privacy concerns and reports that law enforcement officers have used it to monitor romantic partners, relatives and acquaintances. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

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