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acquire - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accumulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather or amass something |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, add to, agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, assemble, cache, collect, collocate, compile, concentrate, expand, gain, gather, grow, heap, hoard, incorporate, increase, lump*, mass, pile*, procure, profit, rack up*, round up*, stockpile, store, swell, unite, bring together, clean up*, cumulate, draw together, heap together, load up, make a bundle, make a killing, pile up*, roll up*, scare up, stack up, store up |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate, dwindle, lessen, lose, spend, squander, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off*, bring to pass, cap, carry out, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, effect, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up*, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out, carry through, earn wings, effectuate, get done, see through |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, bring off, come through, complete, cop*, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get*, grasp, hit, obtain, procure, promote, pull off*, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win, accede to, arrive at, get fat, get hands on, get there, glom onto, latch onto, make it |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, lose, miss, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield, be worth |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | come in for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be eligible for something |
| Synonyms: | acquire, endure, get, receive, suffer, bear brunt |
| Main Entry: | derive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deduce a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, assume, collect, determine, develop, draw, educe, elaborate, elicit, evolve, excogitate, extract, follow, formulate, gain, gather, get, glean, infer, judge, make, make out, obtain, procure, put together, reach, receive, trace, work out |
| Antonyms: | create, invent |
| Main Entry: | harvest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gathering of produce |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, acquire, amass, bin, cache, collect, crop, cull, cut, garner, gather, get, glean, hoard, mow, pick, plow, pluck, reap, store, stow, strip, take in, harrow, pile up, squirrel, stash |
| Antonyms: | plant, seed |
| Main Entry: | hoard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put away, accumulate |
| Synonyms: | acquire, amass, cache, collect, deposit, garner, gather, hide, keep, lay up, save, scrimp, stockpile, store, treasure, buy up, lay away, pile up, put aside for rainy day, put by, sock away, squirrel, stash, stow away |
| Antonyms: | expend, spend, squander, throw away, waste |
| Main Entry: | incur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring upon oneself |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arouse, catch, contract, draw, earn, gain, get, induce, obtain, provoke, be subjected to, bring down on, expose oneself to, meet with |
| Main Entry: | inherit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain as possession from someone's death |
| Synonyms: | accede, acquire, come in for, derive, get, obtain, receive, succeed, be bequeathed, be granted, be left, come into, fall heir, take over |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | learn; become proficient |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bone up*, comprehend, cram, grasp, grind, hit the books*, learn the ropes*, pick up, study, swamp*, understand, beat the game, beat the system, bury yourself in, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, megastudy |
| Antonyms: | be ignorant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monopolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, control |
| Synonyms: | absorb, acquire, consume, corner, devour, employ, engross, exclude, have, hog*, hold, manage, own, patent, possess, restrain, syndicate, take up, use, utilize, bogart, copyright, corner the market, exercise control, keep to oneself, lock up, own exclusively, sew up, sit on*, take over |
| Antonyms: | distribute, scatter, share |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | possess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bear, carry, control, corner*, dominate, enjoy, grab, hog*, hold, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession |
| Antonyms: | dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | preempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take over in place of another |
| Synonyms: | acquire, annex, anticipate, appropriate, arrogate, assume, bump, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, obtain, seize, sequester, take, usurp, accroach |
| Main Entry: | purchase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy, obtain |
| Synonyms: | achieve, acquire, attain, come by, cop*, earn, gain, invest, market, patronize, pick up, procure, realize, redeem, secure, shop, take, take up, truck*, win, deal in, get hold of, go shopping, make a buy, make a purchase, pay for, shop for |
| Antonyms: | sell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rack up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, gain |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, carry out, do, earn, obtain, produce, reach, realize, score, wind up, get done |
| Main Entry: | reap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collect, harvest |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bring in, crop, cull, cut, derive, draw, gain, garner, gather, get, glean, mow, obtain, pick, pick up, pluck, procure, produce, profit, realize, receive, recover, retrieve, secure, strip, take in, win, come to have, get as a result, ingather |
| Antonyms: | plant, sow |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive something given physically |
| Synonyms: | acquire, gain, get, obtain, secure, take, welcome |
| Antonyms: | deny, discard, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
| Synonyms: | acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
| Antonyms: | lose |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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