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Adjective intimate has 6 senses
- intimate - marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
Antonym: distant (indirect, via close)
- cozy, intimate, informal - having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
Antonym: unfriendly (indirect, via friendly)
- familiar, intimate - having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
Antonym: distant (indirect, via close)
- intimate, sexual - involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
Antonym: unsexy (indirect, via sexy)
- inner, internal, intimate - innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
Antonym: extrinsic (indirect, via intrinsic)
- intimate, intimate with, knowledgeable, knowledgeable about - thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
Antonym: inexperienced (indirect, via experienced)
Noun intimate has 1 sense
- confidant, intimate - someone to whom private matters are confided
--1 is a kind of friend
--1 has particulars: confidante; repository, secretary
Verb intimate has 2 senses
- intimate, adumbrate, insinuate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
--1 is one way to hint, suggest
Sample sentence:
They intimate that there was a traffic accident
- suggest, intimate - imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
--2 is one way to imply
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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