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 Lacking sufficient grit, intimacy and visceral impact, the show offers little to hold onto that isn’t being done better on too many other current shows to list here. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 But Semeru provides a crucial intimacy for Etna, whose experience of the war has been one of agonizing isolation. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The Redditors attack with the vicious specificity that only intimacy can produce. — Hannah Engler Harvey, Longreads, 30 July 2026 The same festival of mass man-murder could surely be mounted elsewhere but not with the same spectacle-to-intimacy ratio. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for intimacy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy

Noun

For legacy consumer brands, the challenge is to transform familiarity into affection.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Fitzgerald had some familiarity with Alessio Milivojevic, even though the former Northwestern coach hasn’t worked in the Big Ten for a few years.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

For me, that question leads directly to belonging and to whether our systems help people feel seen, connected, purposeful, and able to shape the conditions of their own lives.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Schmidt then took Pambianchi's belongings and placed them in the bathtub, where the water destroyed many of her items.

— Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026

Definition of belonging

Noun

Her promise expresses, in some way, her kinship with her unmarried aunt, who didn’t trade her own freedom for a set of good knives.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
The essays in the book, which focus on beekeeping and other forms of animal husbandry, invite us to explore creaturely worlds beyond our own, and to recognize our kinship with other living beings.

— Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

That’s good, because healthy friendships can make kids happier, improve their self-esteem and resilience, and protect against loneliness and depression.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
On one level this may seem like pie in the sky, yet the seeds of all of these possibilities already exist, and are firmly planted at the small-scale level of family, friendship and community at the local and hyper-local level.

— William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

Mariani described the feature as a love letter to an earlier internet that allowed young people — particularly those in the Global South — to find friendships, culture and identities beyond their immediate surroundings.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 July 2026
Here’s everything to know about the couples who fell in love on soap opera sets.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026