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acquire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of acquire

1 to come to have gradually

From years of working two jobs, he has acquired the ability to get by on only a few hours of sleep a day.

Synonyms of acquire

cultivate, develop, form

Words Related to acquire

absorb, adopt, embrace, take in, take on

gain, get, obtain

achieve, attain, reach

foster, nourish, nurture, promote

Near Antonyms of acquire

abandon, desert, forsake

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (also sluff), throw away, throw out, unload

Antonyms of acquire

2 to receive as return for effort

acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner

Synonyms of acquire

attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Words Related to acquire

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of acquire

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of acquire

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