Synonyms for acquired
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1. acquired

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, artificial, assumed, foreign, unnatural

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, innate, natal, native, natural, original

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1. acquiredadjective

   gotten through environmental forces

   "acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on"

   Antonyms:
   inheritable, heritable

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1. List of paraphrases for "acquired":

   acquis, gained, purchased, syndrome, procured, learned, obtained, earned, acquisition, bought, vested, granted, accumulated, achievements, forfeit, accrued, achieved, gains, forfeited

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1. Joe Kaeser:

   I will consider growth to be mostly organic rather than acquired, we will not spend our money too aggressively in M&A.

2. Alex Azar:

   For any vaccine that we have bought -- so for instance, the Pfizer vaccine -- those hundred million doses would actually be acquired by the US government, then given for free to Americans.

3. Gordana Biernat:

   SUCCESS is not a question of how much power or money you have acquired. It is a question of how satisfied you are with WHO YOU ARE.

4. Yang Wanming:

   The rich countries of the world went out and acquired large doses, ... Some countries even acquired up to four times what their population needs ... to the exclusion of other countries.

5. Siobhan Quirke:

   Pseudomonas oryzihabitans is an unusual cause of human infection, but in recent years it has become increasingly linked with hospital-acquired and opportunistic infections.