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 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 See All Example Sentences for intimacy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy

Noun

The company granted Hayes free food for life at any location, though familiarity, to misquote an old adage, breeds boredom.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
The familiarity of Havaianas is subverted thanks to MM6 with two unique expressions.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

Policies are available to renters and businesses, but most are purchased by homeowners covering up to $250,000 for their property and $100,000 for belongings.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Once the doors closed on his bag, Boahene then tries to free his belongings as he is dragged with the departing train, eventually hitting the wall and rolling onto the tracks.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of belonging

Noun

Colman Domingo has often felt kinship with Old Hollywood movie stars like Clark Gable and Bette Davis.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of kinship

Noun

Chesky and Altman’s friendship goes back nearly two decades, to 2006, when Altman mentored Chesky through startup accelerator Y Combinator.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
In the episode, the urban singer also opens up about his friendship with the late El Taiger (real name José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar), who passed away in October 2024 after being shot in the head in Miami.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 28 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