unacquainted
adjective
un·ac·quaint·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈkwān-təd 
: not acquainted: such as
a
: not having experience or knowledge of something
—used with with
was unacquainted with the issues
a reader unacquainted with her style
She was unacquainted with the world of the fashionable New York hotel …—
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
b
: not known personally or socially
introducing two previously unacquainted cousins
unacquaintedness
noun
Examples of unacquainted in a Sentence
unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy
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For the unacquainted, an epilator is an electrical hair removal device that uses small rotating discs or tweezers to mechanically grasp the hair and pull it out from the root.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 June 2025
Kate Mara was unacquainted with Tim Robinson’s brand of comedy when filmmaker Andrew DeYoung offered her the chance to star opposite the maestro of cringe in Friendship.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together to manufacture the illusion of consensus.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Who invites a bunch of previously unacquainted (or semi-acquainted) people to their home and then doesn’t introduce (or re-introduce) them to each other at the beginning of the evening?
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 June 2025
Kate Mara was unacquainted with Tim Robinson’s brand of comedy when filmmaker Andrew DeYoung offered her the chance to star opposite the maestro of cringe in Friendship.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together to manufacture the illusion of consensus.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Who invites a bunch of previously unacquainted (or semi-acquainted) people to their home and then doesn’t introduce (or re-introduce) them to each other at the beginning of the evening?
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
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“Unacquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unacquainted. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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