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. Andres Garchitorena:

   One possibility is maybe there's some resistance to the antibiotics that they are using, it is difficult to prevent a disease when it is not known how infection is acquired.

2. Frank Attenello:

   This increased hospital-acquired condition rate is significant because we found presence of at least one hospital-acquired condition to be associated with an 83 percent likelihood of increased healthcare cost and a 38 percent increase in the likelihood of a prolonged hospital stay.

3. Saadi, On the Duties of Society:

   He that has acquired learning and nor practised what he has learnt, is like a man who ploughs but sows no seed.

4. Tim Wilson:

   If you look at what's being acquired, everyone is filling in product gaps.

5. William Schaffner:

   We're thinking of this as a three-dose vaccine, and the preliminary data acquired during the Omicron era say it's actually 80 % effective, we will want to look at that very carefully, but so far, that's good news.