Synonyms of acquired

acquired 1 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
• 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
• 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
• shed
• rejected
• dumped
• unloaded
• forsook
• scrapped
• cast
• flung (off or away)
• threw out
• jettisoned
• ditched
• threw away
• sloughed
• junked
• shucked (off)

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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquired

Adjective

Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Zilioli, who acquired the Tecnomarine brand, has resumed construction at the Navicelli Canal facility in Pisa. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2026

Look for the Reds to try to maximize their return with younger prospects who can be had for spare parts — much like the team acquired Rodríguez in a deal with the Mets for Tyler Naquin at the 2022 trade deadline. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Cursor, the coding startup acquired by SpaceX, developed its product using a Kimi model as foundation. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Under the terms of BuzzFeed’s agreement with Allen, his company acquired a 51% stake in the company for a total purchase price of $120 million. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 July 2026

This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 26 July 2026

The change in dates will help alleviate the conflict between two important September fairs, which have both been owned by the same company since 2023, when Frieze acquired the Armory Show. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner, Daithí Ó Haragáin, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye, John Goodman and Keith Carradine round out the cast for the film that the studio acquired as a package earlier this year in a bidding war out of the European Film Market. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

Linguistic diversity is not a good acquired at no expense to the societies that have chosen it (or been forced to choose it) over homogeneity. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026