INTIMACY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

intimacy

noun

ˈin-tə-mə-sē

Definition of intimacy

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

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Recent Examples of intimacy For readers who split rooms, build the intimacy back in on purpose. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The clarity of questioning in Lim’s work reminds us that poetry, like desire, offers intimacy and containment in moments of crisis and estrangement. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 However, in the midst of it all, wounds around trust and intimacy could come up for review. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 And their courtship, which White shoots with a sensuous intimacy, begins with some canoodling at a bar, then progresses into an impulsive hookup during a late session at the office. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intimacy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy

Noun

What drew you to this particular location, and how did its familiarity and natural beauty inform the film’s darker impulses?

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Its autonomous system rerouted the aircraft without needing previous familiarity with the destination airport.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

During the town hall, Caudle told a sailor who was evacuated from Bahrain that officials are working on retrieving belongings that were left behind because the Navy does not have imminent plans to return to the same level of footprint on the base.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of belonging

Noun

Fortune reviewed thousands of text messages exchanged between Garg and Lewis over 13 months that show how quickly the kinship between a founder and an investor who wanted to coach him pivoted into open hostility.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

Like for me, what drew me especially to the project was the female friendships and the support.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Though they’ve been long separated, Jane and Mike have a solid friendship; one that can only be formed after knowing and loving someone intimately for half your life.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

This is just a bunch of older Millennials with kids of their own passing on their love of toys and games to the next generation.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
But there is also there is also an element of love in that play for Mormons, which is really cool.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026