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

Less than two weeks after the Minnesota state-bond purchase, the president’s accounts acquired two Illinois state bonds worth $1 million to $5 million each. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

In what probably should’ve been a tell, when AT&T acquired it in 2018, the telecom swallowed Time Warner whole and there was no trace of the Warner name. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Now the clock is ticking on whether Harbaugh is grooming McCarthy to compete with Jameis Winston for the starting job or if the Giants only acquired McCarthy as developmental backup insurance. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to the documentary My Home of Wind and Sand ahead of its world premiere Tuesday at the Zurich Film Festival. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

According to sources, the producers fielded multiple offers before Amazon preemptively acquired it. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

The skepticism hardened as the Ellisons made several controversial moves after Skydance acquired Paramount last summer. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Hunter was acquired from the Rams, for Tutu Atwell, late in preseason. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Before going public, for example, SpaceX acquired Musk’s xAI. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026