Synonyms of acquaintance

acquaintance

noun

ə-ˈkwān-tᵊn(t)s 

as in familiarity

knowledge gained by personal experience

Tiffany's acquaintance with cows is limited to a long-ago visit to a petting zoo when she was three

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiarity
• experience
• involvement
• association
• introduction
• intimacy
• cognizance
• understanding
• exposure
• initiation
• awareness
• learning
• comprehension
• education
• information
• conception
• schooling
• training
• instruction
• inkling
• enlightenment
• notion
• grounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfamiliarity
• ignorance
• inexperience
• greenness
• callowness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of acquaintance

Roughly 18 months ago, a mutual acquaintance put the singer in touch with Bamba, mostly to help Ne-Yo with his training in Los Angeles. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024

After an investigation, the police alleged that Smollett had paid two acquaintances to stage the assault and a grand jury charged him with a Class 4 felony for filing a false police report. —Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024

Rachel will choose between her top ally, Bananas, and her friendly acquaintance, Cory, to be his opponent. —Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024

The facility boosted its total score by about 6 percentage points by improving its quality dimension rating from residents and acquaintances and maintaining a high professional recommendation score. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024