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 And that’s where the frights, heightened by the intimacy of the van, come in. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 When intimacy has been engineered, consumers can feel it, and this creates mistrust. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Amid this intimacy, there are fundamental suspicions and self-serving justifications. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 The vast auditorium offered a sense of intimacy with floating clouds and twinkling lights like a visitor would still see at the Music Box Theatre in Lakeview today. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intimacy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimacy

Noun

That could make online recommendations a more important influence on grocery purchases alongside price, packaging and brand familiarity.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

There’s room for belongings, a mini fridge for snacks and beers, separate work areas and comfortable beds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of belonging

Noun

Government officials previously said that these 11 families split from a common male-line ancestor some 600 years ago, and are now at least 36 degrees of kinship from Naruhito.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
At first glance, their already tight kinship, and all their many overlapping businesses, suggest that a new SpaceX-Tesla makes sense.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of kinship

Noun

Alongside the music, the film deals with family ties, friendship, identity and the search for belonging, against the backdrop of Britain’s shifting culture at the time.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
All this darkness serves only to contrast the beauty—kindness, friendship, love and of course, dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

Steenburgen and McDowell met on the set of the 1979 time-travel thriller Time After Time, fell in love and were married from 1980 to 1990.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Now Jade must navigate through an intricate maze of love and grief, while grappling with finding new romance while still feeling loyal to her late husband.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026