ACQUIRES Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

acquires

verb

present tense third-person singular of acquire

as in develops

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

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as in earns

to receive as return for effort acquired a reputation for always arriving at his friends' house just as they were sitting down to dinner

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Recent Examples of acquires If a buyer acquires shares from an existing holder in a secondary purchase, that stock is generally not QSBS in the buyer’s hands. —

Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Jon Hamm starts off voicing Mayor Jerry with two-faced smarm, but his performance acquires layers. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 May 2026 Thrasio, a consumer goods firm, acquires and scales third-party brands on Amazon and other e-commerce marketplaces. —

Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Under the new deal, expected to close within weeks, Lupa Systems, James Murdoch’s media company, acquires the three divisions — about half of Vox Media. —

ABC News, 20 May 2026 Under Rule 9 of the code, anyone who acquires at least 30 per cent of a company must make an offer to all remaining shareholders at the highest price paid in the last 12 months. —

Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026 The money from the sale went into the city’s capital lands reserve fund, where all money is distributed if the city acquires or sells property. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 Horvath loves that the semi-evergreen foliage also acquires red tints over the winter. —

Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026 Is this the summer that Miami either commits to the Adebayo/Ware lineup as the permanent approach or acquires a prototypical power forward in the mold of a Giannis Antetokounmpo or Pascal Siakam? —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026

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But high performance rarely develops under perfect conditions.

— Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company develops standardized satellite buses designed for large low-Earth-orbit constellations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026