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

Police appeared on the scene after one of the influencer's acquaintances called authorities as well, the Korea Herald reports, but Chan was pronounced dead by the time law enforcement arrived at her home in the early morning hours. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

On the island, the team makes the acquaintance of Rex (Hayden Chamberlain), a paraplegic dog who has been stranded there for two years and in that time has befriended the dinosaurs and constructed an elaborate treehouse for himself. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

The game began when Aguilar invited 11 artists of his acquaintance to choose one of his old compositions and freely remake it. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Burke’s friends and acquaintances who spoke with Rolling Stone were similarly disturbed. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026