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Acquaintance

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.

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Broader term 5

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Information 76% connected

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Relationship 76% connected

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 5

Classmate 76% connected

One who is in the same class with another, as at school or college.

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Messmate 76% connected

An associate in a mess.

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Schoolfellow 76% connected

One bred at the same school; an associate in school.

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Schoolmate 76% connected

A pupil who attends the same school as another.

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Derivationally related 4

Introduce 74% connected

To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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Introduce 74% connected

To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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Synonym 5

Acquaintanceship 92% connected

A state of being acquainted; acquaintance.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Conversance 92% connected

The state or quality of being conversant; habit of familiarity; familiar acquaintance; intimacy.

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Conversancy 92% connected

Conversance

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Familiarity 92% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Friend 92% connected

One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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Antonym 4

Alien 94% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

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Alien 94% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

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Stranger 94% connected

One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.

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Stranger 94% connected

One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.

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