Acquiring synonyms and antonyms
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To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:
To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
To get (a play, film, TV program, etc.) ready for presentation to the public
(Biology) To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
To aid in the growth of; strengthen:
To take possession of as a pet
To take on in appearance; to adopt (a feigned attribute, etc.).
Procure is to get or obtain something.
To earn is defined as to gain something through effort or work.
To make a grasping or snatching motion:
To make firm or tight; fasten.
The definition of obtain is to get or acquire.
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Make is defined as to produce something.
(Informal) To get as an idea or impression; infer; conclude
To get or earn
To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
To collect is defined as to gather together or to call for and receive payment.
To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
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The definition of amass is to gather or collect a large amount of something.
(Informal) To get, win, or secure
To come into being by taking form; arise:
surrendering (antonym)
To surrender is defined as to give up control of something or to give something up to another.
relinquishing (antonym)
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
yielding (antonym)
Yield is defined as to produce or give something to another.
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forfeiting (antonym)
To lose, give up, or be deprived of as a forfeit for some crime, fault, etc.
failing (antonym)
To lose power or strength; weaken; die away
losing (antonym)
To wander from or become ignorant of:
receiving (related)
(--- Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works, in a good or a bad sense.
Find another word for acquiring. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for acquiring, like: gaining, getting, winning, producing, evolving, developing, taking, adopting, assuming, procuring and earning.
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