Synonyms of acquainted

acquainted 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈkwān-təd 

as in informed

having information especially as a result of study or experience

would like to see students become acquainted with all the services that the university has to offer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• familiar
• aware
• up
• conversant
• versed
• knowledgeable
• well-informed
• up-to-date
• in the know
• alive
• abreast
• cognizant
• conscious
• mindful
• heedful
• sentient
• at home
• sensible
• au courant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfamiliar
• ignorant
• unaware
• uninformed
• unconscious
• unacquainted
• blind
• unmindful
• insensible
• oblivious
• unknowledgeable
• unwitting
• unknowing
• inattentive
• unheeding

acquainted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of acquaint

1

as in introduced

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

Mr. King spent the first week of the summer internship acquainting everyone with the new computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• accustomed
• educated
• familiarized
• oriented
• initiated
• informed
• orientated
• exposed
• presented
• versed
• apprised
• trained
• briefed
• enlightened
• habituated
• schooled
• instructed
• grounded
• wont
• subjected
• warned
• filled in
• reacquainted
• advised
• tipped (off)
• clued (in)
• told
• wised (up)

2

as in advised

to give information to

his sailor friend acquainted him with the latest navigational aids for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• advised
• told
• instructed
• briefed
• familiarized
• versed
• taught
• educated
• enlightened
• apprised
• filled in
• notified
• caught up
• cleared
• alerted
• hipped
• kept (someone) posted
• convinced
• let someone know
• clued (in)
• advertised
• assured
• wised (up)
• reassured
• lectured
• announced (to)
• disclosed (to)
• certified
• schooled
• tutored
• disillusioned
• warranted
• disenchanted
• disabused
• undeceived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

3

as in presented

to make (one person) known (to another) socially

hoping that someone would acquaint them with the new neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• presented
• greeted
• addressed
• met
• hailed
• reacquainted
• reintroduced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquainted

Adjective

Our niece became acquainted with a man through a website. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

So, the firm is well acquainted with the benefits of working in that ecosystem. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

Verb

Deep inside Florida’s Heavener Football Training Center, Jon Sumrall has grown well-acquainted with those three digits. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Deramas also justifies all the cinematic allusions on the story level, establishing the characters as devoted cinephiles who are particularly acquainted with Philippine cinema. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026