Choose such friends as will benefit you, they say. That is why I am on intimate terms with Mr Aoki.
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Intimate
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
Synonyms for "intimate" (370 found)
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Closest matches (74)
absoluteacquaintanceacquainted withadumbrateadvocateaffectionateallegorizealliedallude toalter egoamigoamountannounceanonymousapproachingapproximateapproximatingarm in armarm-in-armassembled
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associateassociatedassumeat home inat home withattestaugurbackerbanded togetherbespeakbest friendbetokenbosombosom friendboundbracketedbring to mindbrotherbuddybuddy-buddyburningcarnalcasual acquaintancecautioncentralcertainchattycheek-by-jowlcheerfulcheerycherishedchumchummycloseclose acquaintanceclose friendclosetcluecolleaguecollectedcomfortablecomfycommunicatecompanioncomrade
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (111)
concreteconfidantconfidanteconfideconfidentconfidentialconfrereconjoinedconnectedconnoteconversant withcopulatecosycoupledcozycronydeardeepdeep-seateddefined
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definitedetaileddeterminatedevoteddifferentdistinctdistinguisheddrivedrop a hintelementalentailesotericespecialessentialexceptionalexhaustiveexpressextraordinaryfamiliarfamiliar withfavorerfellowfellow creaturefellowmanfixedfondfriendfriendlygatheredgive a hintgive the cueglance atgossipgreatguthand and glovehand-in-glovehand-in-handhiddenhinthint athomelikehomelyhomeyhomishhotimpartimplicateimplyimportimputein the neighborhood ofinborninbredincognitoincorporatedindicateindividualindividualisticindoorindwellinginferinformalinformed iningrained
Noun(12 words)
confidantesconfidentialconnotingdatingde privatdrill privatees privadofamiliarfriendfriendlyhintimply
Related words (185)
inherentinmostinnateinnerinnermostinseparableinseparable friendinsideinsinuateintegratedinteriorinternalintestineintimate withintrinsicinvolveinwardisolatedjoinedknotted
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leaguedlinkedloverlovingmakemake knownmaster ofmatchedmatematedmeanmean to saymentionmergedminutemuckernearnear the marknearestnearingnearishneighbornextnighnighishnoteworthynotifyother selfpairedpalpallypalsy-walsypartakeparticularpartisanpeacefulpenetratingpersonalpickupplainpoint indirectly toprecisepredictpresumepresupposeprivateprivyproficient inprofoundpromptpropinqueproximalproximaterefer toremindrepositoryrespectiveretiredrumorsecludedsecretseemsequesteredseveralsexualside-by-sidesidekicksignifysimplesingularsnugsociablesolipsisticspecialspecificspicysplicedstrong insuggestsupportersupposesympathizertake for grantedtelltete-a-tetethickthick as thievesthoroughtiedtip offundividedunitedunpretendingunseparatedup onversed invicinalvisceralwarmwarnweddedwell-read inwell-wisherwithdrawnyoked
Adjective(32 words)
innerinternalknowledgeablenl privépersonal affairspersonal calendarpersonal lifepersonal matterpersonal recollectionspersonal traitprivateprivate burialprivate chatprivate employeesprivate entitiesprivate existenceprivate goalsprivate individualprivate individualsprivate job
Noun(21 words)
innermost partinsinuateit privatokissinglovemakingmost privatenuzzlingpersonalpersonal creedprivateprivate entityprivate fieldprivate gatheringprivate livingprivate spaceromanian privatsecretspooningsuggesttrysting
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Verb(4 words)
Adverb(2 words)
less communal ritualsless communal spaces
Determiner(1 words)
the private
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12 entriesCollocations
10 entriesintimate circleintimate confidantintimate conversationintimate conversationsintimate detailsintimate friendintimate friendshipintimate knowledgeintimate relationshipintimate secrets
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
9 entriesSample sentences
25 total sentences available.
That topic is too intimate to share with casual acquaintances.
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This party is an intimate gathering.
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The two boys became intimate friends at the camp.
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