Synonyms of acquire

acquire

verb

1

as in to develop

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 & Similar Words

• develop
• cultivate
• gain
• get
• obtain
• form
• adopt
• attain
• achieve
• absorb
• reach
• embrace
• take on
• promote
• take in
• foster
• nurture
• nourish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abandon
• forsake
• shed
• unload
• reject
• discard
• desert
• dump
• cast
• throw away
• jettison
• ditch
• throw out
• scrap
• fling (off or away)
• slough
• junk
• shuck (off)
• sluff

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• lose
• abandon
• forsake
• shed
• unload
• reject
• discard
• desert
• dump
• cast
• throw away
• jettison
• ditch
• throw out
• scrap
• fling (off or away)
• slough
• junk
• shuck (off)
• sluff

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2

as in to earn

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 & Similar Words

• earn
• gain
• win
• reap
• obtain
• garner
• make
• get
• attain
• procure
• land
• secure
• realize
• capture
• carry
• achieve
• draw
• bring in
• come by
• pull down
• knock down
• accomplish
• accumulate
• amass
• bag
• occupy
• score
• regain
• gross
• net
• recapture
• reacquire
• catch
• take over
• clear
• annex
• pick up
• remake
• rack up
• notch (up)
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• give
• forfeit
• grant
• yield
• accord
• surrender
• give up
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

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• lose
• pay
• give
• forfeit
• grant
• yield
• accord
• surrender
• give up
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

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