Synonyms of unacquainted

unacquainted

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈkwān-təd 

as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something

unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unaware
• ignorant
• oblivious
• uninformed
• unmindful
• clueless
• unconscious
• unwitting
• incognizant
• unknowing
• in the dark
• innocent
• untaught
• uneducated
• nescient
• insensible
• unschooled
• absent
• inattentive
• heedless
• abstracted
• absentminded
• inconscient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquainted
• aware
• conscious
• conversant
• informed
• knowing
• cognizant
• grounded
• mindful
• taught
• hip
• knowledgeable
• up-to-date
• educated
• witting
• observant
• sensitive
• plugged-in
• schooled
• au courant
• sentient
• heedful

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unacquainted

And those previously unacquainted with the game are likely to make little sense of the few things that do happen. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Feb. 2026

Bringing together more than 40 paintings, this exhibition gives British audiences previously unacquainted with her work an introduction to Ancher’s bold and singular art. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026

Shattered spirits are glued (ever so delicately) back together at a Christmas dinner table uniting the unacquainted and estranged, including a teenage Shirley Temple. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025

This was not somebody who was unacquainted with them. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025