UNACQUAINTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

unacquainted

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈkwān-təd

Definition of unacquainted

as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy

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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 See All Example Sentences for unacquainted

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Adjective

Officials said the girls cross-country coaching staff and team members were unaware of Lincoln-Way students’ actions at the previous night’s football game.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Eleanor, now sickly and desperate, clings to her husband completely unaware of his plans to leave her.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Mamdani’s ignorant opinion illustrates Kissinger’s concern, relying on emotional display rather than the facts.

— Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignorant

Adjective

Her face crumples amid strained phone calls with A’s oblivious mother, while her eyes blaze like a four-alarm fire during a crushing panic attack brought on by a pushy date.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
And a surprising number of people, for good or bad, are totally oblivious to their own motivations.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivious

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