143 Synonyms & Antonyms For INTIMATE

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  • Definitions intimate [in-tuh-mit] / ˈɪn tə mɪt / ADJECTIVE friendly, devoted Synonyms STRONGEST affectionate confidential cozy loving warm STRONG bosom cherished close dear dearest faithful fast mellow mix near nice regular roommate snug WEAK buddy-buddy chummy clubby comfy fond nearest next Antonyms STRONGEST cold cool disliking STRONG away far imprecise inaccurate loose WEAK formal incompatible public unfriendly ADJECTIVE private, personal Synonyms STRONGEST confidential detailed firsthand in-depth penetrating profound visceral STRONG deep essential experienced guarded gut indwelling ingrained interior privy secret special trusted WEAK deep-seated elemental exhaustive immediate inborn inbred inherent inmost innate innermost internal intrinsic thorough uptight viscerous Antonyms STRONGEST stupid STRONG aboveboard ignorant known open public revealed superficial unimportant WEAK cool formal incompatible unfriendly NOUN a close friend; familiar person Synonyms STRONGEST confidant confidante STRONG associate chum companion comrade crony familiar family lover mate pal WEAK bosom buddy Antonyms STRONGEST enemy foe STRONG opponent stranger VERB suggest; tip off Synonyms STRONGEST affirm assert impart imply STRONG air allude announce aver avouch communicate connote declare expose express hint indicate infer insinuate leak profess remind spring state utter vent voice warn WEAK drop a hint let cat out of bag let it be known make known make noise spill the beans Antonyms STRONGEST deny STRONG be quiet bottle up conceal cover hide suppress withhold

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    Letting your in-laws pay for a casual, intimate brunch the day after the ceremony, for example, could accomplish all of this.

    From MarketWatch

    Mr. Reich’s music runs from intimate to epic, and it’s all captured in this engaging set, supplemented with thoughtful essays by his advocates.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Although the framing of the message isn't so intimate: "On behalf of the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex."

    From BBC

    The piece also gave me rare insight through conversations with his brother Ricardo and his longtime trainer Eddy Reynoso, who shared intimate memories and moments that shaped him inside and outside the ring.

    From Los Angeles Times

    It's an album of intimate, gauzy pop, almost entirely drumless and built around hypnotic musical loops that short-circuit your emotions.

    From BBC

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    Words related to intimate are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word intimate. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    adumbrate adumbrates allude announce boyfriend brotherly buddies buddy chattiest chatty chummy clues clue companionable comrade confidante confide confidant confidential connote conversational cozy crony dear dearer drive at egotistic/egoistic egotistic express expresses familiar familiar favorite fraternal friend girlfriend gossip gut hands-on hints hint imply impute implies imputes indicates indicate inherent inlying inner inner innermost insinuate interconnecting interior internal intrinsic inward mate matey mean mentions mention more egotistic more egotistic more egoistic more familiar more familiar more personal most egoistic most egotistic most egotistic near palsy-walsy personal presents present reminds remind reminding seems seem seemed self-involved self-serving self-seeking sexual signify signifies snug sociable suggest suggests swellheaded thick tittle-tattle trusted whisper

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