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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The government is already acquiring drones of its own and has plans to develop others in co-operation with Ukrainian companies.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Nextpower is acquiring Prevalon Energy, a battery storage firm, for up to $365 million, raising its fiscal 2027 revenue target to $4 billion-$4.4 billion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Canadian officials, such as Industry Minister Melanie Joly, said they are impressed to date with some of the employment pledges Saab has made to Ottawa in exchange for acquiring Gripens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The next logical step in this progression is one the market has not fully priced: Big Tech acquiring regulated utilities outright.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

They were some time acquiring a stove and when they did find what they wanted, a silver-scrolled monster with floriated warming ovens and a front like a nickel-plated tulip garden, they had trouble getting it.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

acquiring

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