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acquired

/əˈkwaɪɹd/adjective3 syllables

Acquired means: gotten through environmental forces.

Synonyms for acquired2

adjective, as in gotten through environmental forces

noninheritable, nonheritable

What does acquired mean?1

adjective

1

gotten through environmental forces“acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with acquired?11

three syllables

requiredinspireddesiredadmiredconspiredtranspiredinquired
Show 40 near rhymes
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Acquired in a sentence

  • Once a habit has been acquired, it almost has compulsive power over us.Lumi
  • Though commonsense is necessary for everyone, it is not always easily acquired.unknown
  • In these two or three years, he acquired a large amount of wealth.CM
  • That which is easily acquired is easily lost.Zifre
  • We acquired the property when our uncle died.sharptoothed
  • Perry has acquired the habit of thinking aloud.CP
  • Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.AlanF_US
  • What is acquired through violence can only be kept with violence.shekitten

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