Synonyms of acquisition
10 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for acquisition is gain. Other synonyms of acquisition are procurement, attainment, obtainment, gaining and increase. The opposite of acquisition is loss.
Synonyms and similar words for acquisition
nounThe act or process of acquiring.
- accession
- acquirementSomething that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
- procuration
- procurementThe act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
- obtainmentThe act of obtaining something; acquisition.
nounMore synonyms
- attainmentThe act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by effort or exertion.
- gainThe act of gaining; acquisition.
- gainingGain; profit.
- increase
- acquist obsoleteAcquisition; gain.
Opposite of acquisition
nounMore antonyms
- abandonment
- loss
- deperdition archaicSynonym of loss or destruction.
Meaning of acquisition
- noun The act or process of acquiring.
- noun The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- noun The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
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Questions about synonyms of acquisition
- What is another word for acquisition?
- Acquisition has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as gain, procurement, attainment, obtainment, gaining and increase.
- What is the opposite of acquisition?
- The opposite of acquisition is loss.
- What does acquisition mean?
- Acquisition means the act or process of acquiring.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acquisition (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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