Synonyms of acquiring

acquiring 1 of 2

noun

as in gain

Related Words

• gain
• accumulation
• ownership
• possession
• control

Dissimilar Words

• loss
• need
• lack
• deprivation
• absence
• want
• privation
• dearth
• dispossession

acquiring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of acquire

1

as in developing

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

• developing
• cultivating
• gaining
• forming
• getting
• obtaining
• adopting
• achieving
• attaining
• absorbing
• embracing
• reaching
• promoting
• taking on
• taking in
• fostering
• nurturing
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• abandoning
• forsaking
• dumping
• unloading
• deserting
• rejecting
• discarding
• shedding
• casting
• ditching
• scrapping
• sloughing
• throwing away
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing out
• jettisoning
• junking
• shucking (off)

2

as in earning

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

• earning
• gaining
• winning
• obtaining
• reaping
• making
• garnering
• getting
• attaining
• securing
• procuring
• realizing
• landing
• capturing
• carrying
• achieving
• drawing
• bringing in
• bagging
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• accumulating
• accomplishing
• scoring
• amassing
• netting
• occupying
• regaining
• grossing
• annexing
• recapturing
• reacquiring
• catching
• clearing
• remaking
• notching (up)
• taking over
• racking up
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• paying
• giving
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acquiring

Noun

WorldFirst sits as one of Ant International’s several brands aimed at helping SMEs grow – others include Alipay+, which handles cross-border digital-wallet payments from travelers and remote shoppers and Antom, which handles online merchant acquiring. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Verb

This was crucial because Aumann’s original proof depends on conditioning—the process of updating a probability after acquiring information. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Paramount owner David Ellison is of course in the throes of acquiring Warner Bros and has already proven to be more than amenable to Trump and allies. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Now the school is proposing acquiring another residential building to convert into a school building, building an overpass over a back alley and installing extra lighting in the athletic field to give students more practice and game time. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Increasingly, residents aren’t just acquiring the virus while traveling abroad — they are getting bitten right at home. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

So, the Dodgers made a splash at the trade deadline, acquiring two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

That’s not just because distributors are wary of acquiring anything Israeli, regardless of the content. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Acquisitions—such as Meta acquiring autonomous agent platform Manus and OpenAI acquiring open-source agent engine OpenClaw—demonstrate that investors and consumers value end-to-end task completion. — Pranjal Saxena, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Since 2022, the museum has been acquiring works for its permanent collection in anticipation of the show, beginning with Patrick Martinez’s Promised Land (2022), followed soon after by works by Guadalupe Maravilla, Ilana Savdie, and Eamon Ore-Giron. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026