Synonyms of intimacy

intimacy

noun

ˈin-tə-mə-sē 

as in familiarity

the state of being in a very personal or private relationship

there can be both rewards and regrets from intimacy with another person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiarity
• belonging
• kinship
• friendship
• love
• nearness
• affection
• closeness
• inseparability
• chumminess
• immediacy
• commitment
• fidelity
• affinity
• devotion
• fellowship
• faithfulness
• passion
• attachment
• mutuality
• fondness
• cordiality
• constancy
• geniality
• amity
• goodwill
• devotedness
• conviviality
• affability
• clubbiness
• cliquishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distance
• coldness
• coolness
• reserve
• remoteness
• aloofness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intimacy

Nathan Fielder has taken on airline crashes, his fear of intimacy, and a man who drinks his grandson’s pee, but Elizabeth Holmes might be his most formidable opponent subject yet. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Lovely Butterfly moves between the tactility of personal letters and abstraction of aerial digital maps, mediating the scales of intimacy and distance. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Venus in your sign forms an awkward connection to Uranus in your intimacy zone, stirring attraction, curiosity, or a new preference that doesn’t fit neatly into your usual pattern. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026