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

After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors. — Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026

Over time, some of these familiar strangers become acquaintances, and a few acquaintances become friends. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026

The sauna has a large window looking out over the water, and is a great activity to do with friends, or as a way to meet some new acquaintances during your session. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026

Erik Fleming, a TV director and former acquaintance of Perry's, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release on Wednesday, May 13. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026