18 Synonyms & Antonyms For INTIMACY

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Definitions intimacy [in-tuh-muh-see] / ˈɪn tə mə si / NOUN closeness between people Synonyms STRONGEST affection confidence confidentiality familiarity friendship understanding STRONG acquaintance affinity communion inwardness WEAK close relationship Antonyms STRONGEST enmity hate hatred STRONG ignorance WEAK disagreement incompatibility

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Initially they rekindle a genial intimacy over art, meals and the city’s beauty.

From Los Angeles Times

Paradise Factory now bills itself as “bringing the rigor of theatrical discipline to the process of cinematic art, and bringing the intimacy and immediacy of the cinema into theatrical performance art.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Maybe if it’s an actual date,” she explains as to why the intimacy of her show spotlights the real Amelia less than the glare of the awards-season spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times

Physical intimacy is not the obstacle, emotional intimacy is.

From Salon

Breakfast television affords its presenters a special sense of intimacy with their audience, with segments often focusing on human-interest stories.

From BBC

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acquaintance affair association associations camaraderie carnal knowledge closeness coitus communion copulation debauchery experience familiarity fellowship fornication friendship friendships intercourse intrigues intrigue lovemaking nearness nearness sexual relations sex thickness togetherness traffic

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