Word Type

Verb

The word "acquire" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

abandon

Derived Terms

acquihire acquirability acquirable acquired taste acquiree acquirer acquiry after-acquired title pre-acquired preacquire reacquire unacquire

Etymologically Related To

quest

Context

computing medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act change gain get have locate move situate win

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

annex bank buy capture corral seize take

Type Of (IsA)

company game

Manner Of

get situate

Related Terms

acquirement acquisition acquisitive acquisitory obtain reach

Related Terms

acquirement acquisition acquisitive acquisitory exertion gain get

Similar Terms

develop evolve explicate find formulate get grow incur obtain produce receive

Synonym Network

accomplish achieve assume attain develop earn gain gather get grow have learn obtain procure realize secure win

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.