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Synonyms for intimate

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for intimate

very closely associated

characterized by a close and thorough acquaintance

of, relating to, or arising from one's mental or spiritual being

indicating intimacy and mutual trust

a person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

to convey an idea by indirect, subtle means

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Synonyms for intimate

someone to whom private matters are confided

give to understand

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imply as a possibility

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marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

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having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

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having mutual interests or affections

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involved in a sexual relationship

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innermost or essential

thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

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References in classic literature ?
And must not the soul be perplexed at this intimation which the sense gives of a hard which is also soft?
His sighs and intimations of suppressed affliction seemed to come from a full heart; but either he must contrive to retain them within it, or breathe them forth in other ears than mine: there was enough of confidence between us already.
The first intimation the watch had that there was another craft within a thousand miles of the Cowrie came when he saw the head and shoulders of a man poked over the ship's side.
The Maximo Park frontman recently announced he will be playing an intimate gig at The Georgian Theatre with his band, The Intimations, on Monday, August 31.
Paul Smith & The Intimations will play The Cluny Newcastle on September 4 as part of a small UK tour following the release of their debut album Contradictions.
Contradictions took four years to write and record, having begun life on the road at the point Paul assembled his 'Intimations', Andrew Hodson (drums) from electronic duo Warm Digits and Claire Adams (bass), to help tour his personal solo debut Margins.
Would Friends please accept this the only Intimations and kindly meet at the Crematorium.
The number of claim intimations received by the company so far does not indicate any unusual trend.
The opaque skin of paint shifts functions as one approaches it--from depicting a familiar environment to presenting abstract intimations of space.
The book is full of hypnotic repetitions and the metaphysics of the very act of "spelling," with its intimations of witchcraft, ate subtly conveyed.
that the first intimations of American determination to wage war in Iraq came from a Bilderberg gathering in 2002."
Freund's intimations concerning "modernity" also hit on a topic accorded considerable attention in recent scholarship.
My favorite in the group, though, is Carlyle Brown's The Negro of Peter the Great, a triumph of historical recreation and a little-known story of race with timeless intimations. Daniel J.
Both major league icons faced intimations that they were gay from Page Six, the New York Post's notorious gossip column.
"The liberal construction continues to function, albeit less confidently and less consistently, because it embodies an authoritative moral truth that resonates with the deepest intimations of who we are" (p.