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 And those previously unacquainted with the game are likely to make little sense of the few things that do happen. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unacquainted

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Adjective

Merry banqueters on the rear wall appeared unaware of the demons crawling up the side wall, as though ready to burst into the chamber itself.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
By then, fire had ravaged the community; the report suggests that incident commanders were unaware of the devastation.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Also, the incorrect assumption among those who either are ignorant of the real economic realities or just don’t care and just want to pander to their own districts.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignorant

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Keeping her husband happy yet oblivious—managing his baby fever with staged fake miscarriages—only goes so far when Martha begins suffering an inexplicable illness that culminates in an impossible pregnancy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The $125 million production stars a nearly unrecognizable Cruise playing an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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