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

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

For the unacquainted, CurrentBody are the brand behind that iconic face mask scene in Emily in Paris, not to mention a firm favorite of Kourtney Kardashian, Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham and Halle Berry. — Shani Cohen, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2025