UNACQUAINTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

unacquainted

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈkwān-təd

Definition of unacquainted

as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy

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Recent Examples of unacquainted Bringing together more than 40 paintings, this exhibition gives British audiences previously unacquainted with her work an introduction to Ancher’s bold and singular art. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 29 Jan. 2026 Shattered spirits are glued (ever so delicately) back together at a Christmas dinner table uniting the unacquainted and estranged, including a teenage Shirley Temple. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025 This was not somebody who was unacquainted with them. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025 For the unacquainted, CurrentBody are the brand behind that iconic face mask scene in Emily in Paris, not to mention a firm favorite of Kourtney Kardashian, Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham and Halle Berry. — Shani Cohen, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unacquainted

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Adjective

For much of the film, Julián falls for Ry while unaware of her illness or her family ties.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
But according to records reviewed during a deposition of the park’s director of maintenance, state officials were allegedly unaware that maintenance workers had replaced a wheel on one of the train cars prior to their inspection.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaware

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The platforms at the center of this problem aren’t oblivious to it.

— Nirav Tolia, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Related Stories An opening montage finds the historic metropolis full of people lost in their own individual worlds, digitally connected yet oblivious to the offscreen reality around them.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivious

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