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obtained

ADJECTIVE
acquired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captured collected seized
STRONG
accomplished attained earned gained gathered learned reached realized secured won
Antonyms
WEAK
deprived forfeited lost
ADJECTIVE
derivative
Synonyms
STRONG
cognate secondary subordinate
WEAK
acquired ancestral caused coming from connate copied evolved hereditary imitative inferential inferred not original plagiaristic plagiarized procured rehashed secondhand uninventive unoriginal
Antonyms
STRONG
important superior
WEAK
inventive original unborrowed unique
ADJECTIVE
fulfilled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
realized satisfied
STRONG
accomplished achieved actualized attained compassed concluded consummated crowned delighted dispatched effected effectuated executed finished gratified matured perfected performed pleased reached
WEAK
brought about brought to a close carried out made good put into effect
Antonyms
WEAK
disappointed incomplete unfinished unfulfilled unsatisfied
ADJECTIVE
gratified
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplished achieved actualized attained compassed concluded consummated content crowned delighted dispatched effected effectuated executed finished matured
WEAK
brought about brought to a close carried out happy made good perf
Antonyms
STRONG
depressed unhappy
ADJECTIVE
realized
Synonyms
STRONG
accrued acquired cleared gained gathered gotten harvested inherited made netted profited reaped received taken
Antonyms
WEAK
incomplete unfinished unfulfilled unsubstantiated
ADJECTIVE
received
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted acknowledged collected earned
STRONG
acquired admitted derived gathered gotten honored standard
WEAK
conventional customary
Antonyms
WEAK
delivered disbursed given nonstandard

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Police bodycam footage, obtained by TMZ, revealed the family was fighting over a recent health scare involving Milania.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The driver charged with homicide, Rajinder Kumar, is an undocumented Indian immigrant who obtained a truck driver's license in California.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

He said he was blown away by the chromatographic results Muller obtained.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mother Jones and Torre also obtained 49 complaints filed with the FTC about Life Surge.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Michael Shank has suggested that in the course of this reading Copernicus obtained a copy of the compendium of astronomical texts published by the Giunta press in Venice in 1508.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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