CONVERSANCE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

conversance

noun

Definition of conversance

as in acquaintance

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Recent Examples of conversance They must be interwoven throughout the process so that brand and technology conversance are equally valuable and used. — Forrester, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 The music – sometimes joyous, sometimes mournful – attests to these artists’ conversance with two alluring musical languages. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019

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Noun

Daniel Flores Miranda, another young man who took the exam, told CNN that an acquaintance offered him a computer program that would solve the test for him.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Ginni, a casual acquaintance, seemed an ideal candidate for the experiment.

— Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of acquaintance

Noun

Reasons for declining intimacy When a couple experiences an intimacy dry spell, medical professionals recommend evaluating physiological factors rather than jumping to conclusions about incompatibility.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Rooms With just 14 rooms, the Woods Hole Inn has an air of intimacy that few hotels on the Cape can compete with.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

Definition of intimacy

Noun

Establishing that sense of familiarity requires time spent playing and training together, something made more difficult by a constant carousel of new signings.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Post-Covid, of course, this instead plays as a fantastical spin on an experience still fresh in everyone’s minds — a familiarity that Louis Leterrier‘s film, all too aptly premiering on Netflix, uses to its claustrophobic advantage.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

Physicians still pursue deep mastery in an age when most facts are a simple search away — because mastery was never really about the facts themselves.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Davis describes what followed in terms of confidence rather than technical mastery or coding know-how.

— Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mastery

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