Synonyms of acquired

acquired 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in adscititious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonhereditary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

acquired

2 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)