acquire

How many syllables in acquire?

  2 syllables

Divide acquire into syllables:   ac-quire
Stressed syllable in acquire:   ac-quire
How to pronounce acquire:   uh-kwire
How to say acquire:

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Synonyms for acquire


1 syllable
  • buy
  • gain
  • land
  • take
  • find
  • get
  • reap
  • win
2 syllables
  • attain
  • garner
  • procure
  • secure
  • come by
  • obtain
  • purchase
3 syllables
  • develop
4 syllables
  • get your hands on
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with acquire

      1 syllable
      • choir
      • fire
      • mire
      • sire
      • squier
      • tyer
      • dire
      • hire
      • pyre
      • spiered
      • tire
      • wire
      2 syllables
      • attire
      • bemire
      • brier
      • catch fire
      • ceasefire
      • crier
      • cryer
      • drier
      • dyer
      • enquire
      • entire
      • flier
      • flyer
      • for hire
      • friar
      • friers
      • Greek fire
      • guyers
      • hellfire
      • liar
      • Meier
      • misfire
      • plier
      • prior
      • require
      • rewire
      • sapphire
      • shier
      • spier
      • transpire
      • trip wire
      • watch fire
      • backfire
      • briar
      • buyer
      • cease-fire
      • conspire
      • cross fire
      • desire
      • dryer
      • dyers
      • enquired
      • eyer
      • flier's
      • flyer's
      • fox fire
      • frier
      • fryer
      • guyer
      • hang fire
      • higher
      • live wire
      • Meyer
      • on fire
      • prier
      • pryer
      • retire
      • rimfire
      • sea fire
      • snow tire
      • town crier
      • trier
      • umpire
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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