ACQUAINTANCE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of acquaintance Subsequently, police launched an investigation and located the acquaintance and a woman at a hotel in nearby Newton County, Jason Wallace, Chief Deputy of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office previously told PEOPLE. —

Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Where is Rain at the end of Beauty in Black? Believing Horace to be responsible for Rain’s death, Kimmie allows Angel (Xavier Smalls), an acquaintance from the club, to sucker her into kidnapping and robbing Horace. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Often, the scammer poses as a friendly acquaintance or romantic prospect. —

Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 What is the proper response when a casual acquaintance tells you that they have been diagnosed with a very serious illness? —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for acquaintance