acquiring

ADJECTIVE

realizing

Synonyms

STRONG

clearing gaining getting inheriting making netting obtaining receiving

WEAK

taking in

ADJECTIVE

receiving

Synonyms

STRONG

accepting collecting drawing earning gathering getting inheriting making

WEAK

bringing in

Antonyms

WEAK

disbursing giving

NOUN

acceptance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition

STRONG

assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes

WEAK

accepting gaining green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal

STRONG

veto

WEAK

disbelief dissent

NOUN

acquisition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addition gain procurement purchase recovery

STRONG

accretion achievement acquirement attainment buy learning obtainment possession prize property pursuit retrieval salvage winning

WEAK

gaining procuration procuring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loss

STRONG

failure forfeit surrender

WEAK

dearth lack need want

NOUN

amassment

Synonyms

WEAK

aggregation amassing assemblage collection cumulation gathering mass

NOUN

buying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shopping transaction

STRONG

getting obtaining ordering procuring

Antonyms

WEAK

selling

NOUN

collection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store

STRONG

acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile

WEAK

accumulating amassing amassment bringing together obtaining securing

Antonyms

STRONG

division individual separation

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

okay permission yes

STRONG

acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement approval assent compliance consent cooperation getting go ahead nod receipt reception recognition undertaking

WEAK

accepting gaining green light obtaining receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial veto

STRONG

disagreement disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal rejection

NOUN

procuring

Synonyms

STRONG

gaining

WEAK

acquisition addition procurement

NOUN

purchasing

Synonyms

STRONG

obtaining possession procuring

NOUN

receipt

Synonyms

STRONG

acceptance accession acquisition admission admitting arrival getting receiving reception taking

WEAK

intaking recipience

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement refusal repudiation

Example Sentences

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Rival Publicis has outspent others, pouring billions into acquiring technology, data, e-commerce and digital consulting firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

WSJ: Now, what do you think Beretta was ultimately looking for when it was acquiring shares in Ruger?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Rocket Lab secured contracts for defense projects with the Space Force and Anduril, and is acquiring robotics company Motiv.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That’s given SpaceX the time to grow in the private market to become the world’s top rocket-launch company, while also creating a leading satellite-internet service and acquiring Musk’s artificial-intelligence business.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Mudgett foresaw no difficulty in acquiring the cadavers, although in fact a national shortage of corpses for medical education had by then driven doctors to raid graveyards for the freshly dead.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

acquiring

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