Synonyms of acquired

acquired 1 of 2

verb

past tense of acquire

1

as in developed

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

• developed
• cultivated
• gained
• formed
• obtained
• got
• adopted
• attained
• achieved
• absorbed
• embraced
• reached
• promoted
• took on
• took in
• fostered
• nurtured
• nourished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• deserted
• discarded
• forsook
• shed
• rejected
• dumped
• unloaded
• jettisoned
• scrapped
• ditched
• flung (off or away)
• threw away
• cast
• sloughed
• threw out
• junked
• shucked (off)
• sluffed

2

as in earned

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

• earned
• gained
• won
• reaped
• obtained
• garnered
• made
• got
• attained
• landed
• secured
• procured
• realized
• captured
• carried
• brought in
• achieved
• drew
• came by
• pulled down
• knocked down
• bagged
• accumulated
• accomplished
• amassed
• scored
• netted
• reacquired
• occupied
• regained
• annexed
• notched (up)
• grossed
• recaptured
• cleared
• caught
• took over
• picked up
• remade
• racked up
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• granted
• forfeited
• paid
• gave
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

acquired

2 of 2

adjective

1

as in adscititious

Related Words

• adscititious
• incidental
• surface
• accidental
• coincidental
• superficial
• foreign
• extrinsic
• exterior
• alien
• external
• adventitious
• extraneous

Dissimilar Words

• essential
• inherent
• intrinsic
• native
• integral
• innate
• natural
• constitutional
• indigenous
• basic
• inborn
• inbred
• ingrained
• constitutive
• immanent
• fundamental
• inherited
• hardwired
• elemental
• engrained
• built-in
• ingrain
• congenital
• hereditary
• inner
• interior
• deep-rooted
• inmost

2

as in nonhereditary

Related Words

• nonhereditary

Dissimilar Words

• inherited
• genetic
• hereditary
• inherent
• native
• inborn
• congenital
• natural
• innate
• heritable
• inheritable
• genetical
• inbred

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquired

Adjective

Dread Central’s parent company, Epic Pictures, acquired Leone’s lo-fi horror film in 2017 ahead of their new label’s official launch the next year. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025

But that's not why the Cowboys acquired him, and Clark's success in that area hasn't been meaningful to the overall outcomes for a defensive unit that has been injured and porous all year long. —Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

Under Armour acquired the world’s first all-plant, zero-plastic regenerative fashion brand in August 2024. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

This year, two of the international series in competition have been acquired for Spain. —Annika Pham, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

Later in his speech, Zaslav recalled how 15 years ago his company acquired a broadcast network and news channel in Poland, which offered the only alternative to state-run news. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025

That scale and its popularity with customers online caught the attention of Unilever's Indian arm, which in January this year acquired Minimalist for 2,706 crore rupees, valuing it at over five times its annual revenue. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025

Ginger has given birth to three litters of cubs since she was acquired by Shalom in 2019. —Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Campbell’s acquired a majority stake in 2014, and eventually bought the rest of the company in 2017. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025