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acquisition has 5 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
“the acquisition of wealth”
something acquired
“a recent acquisition by the museum”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
“the child's acquisition of language”
an ability that has been acquired by training
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for acquisition come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.