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Definition of acquaintance : 1. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
2. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

Synonyms:

fellowship, protagonist, relationship, conversance, escort, experience, champion, knowledge, familiarity, admirer, associate, impropriety, liberty, friendship, booster, supporter, closeness, conversancy, intimacy, companionship, indecorum, awareness, casualness, association, acquaintanceship

classmate, teammate, ally, buddy, roommate, confidant, familiar, colleague, pal, company, partner, chum, cousin, co-worker, amigo, fellow, crony, intimate, mate, playmate, friend, companion, schoolmate, brother, comrade, sister

Usage examples:

• " I made acquaintance with it the last thing as I was growing ill. - "Warlock o' Glenwarlock", George MacDonald.
• She had tried to make the acquaintance of several people- real nice people; she knew they were by the way they looked. - "Oh, Money! Money!", Eleanor Hodgman Porter.
• If she did not, would she not have got her brother to write, or have written herself a cold line, to end our acquaintance? - "Checkmate", Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.