as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
usually quite aloof in public, he's actually very relaxed with his intimates
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as in implies
to convey an idea indirectly
trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew
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Recent Examples of intimates
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
As the dark fills his wood, owl and dark become each other’s intimates.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tons of Spanx shapewear and intimates are on sale, including this wireless bra that offers full coverage, compression, and barely-there straps.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than embellishing her $68 bloomers with the ruffles and frills of 19th-century French intimates, Hourston leans into casual prints and patterns to distinguish her bloomers.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Founded in 2000, Spanx produces activewear, apparel, denim, shapewear, swimwear, intimates, leggings, hosiery, among other products.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
As the dark fills his wood, owl and dark become each other’s intimates.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tons of Spanx shapewear and intimates are on sale, including this wireless bra that offers full coverage, compression, and barely-there straps.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Rather than embellishing her $68 bloomers with the ruffles and frills of 19th-century French intimates, Hourston leans into casual prints and patterns to distinguish her bloomers.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
What Zagajewski had in mind, perhaps, is the encomium, praise as a classical enterprise—the verb alone intimates the mode of speech at the heart of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy itself, tracing back to Plato and before.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimates
Noun
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The memo runs 380 pages -- including letters from Combs' mother, children, friends and business associates -- and takes aim at the apparent recommendations by prosecutors and the Probation Department for tougher sentences.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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On and off screen, this project was helmed by friends and family who love each other and love New York City.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That implies more than 19% upside from Wednesday's close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Because the broad thrust of Powell’s speech contained worries about the softening labor market, which implies the Fed will stay on its rate-cutting path in the near term.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He also was known for hosting cigar Fridays in his garden with his buddies and for doting on his Golden Retrievers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Written by Sebastian Black, the script sees a drug dealer and his two slacker buddies hired to transport a troubled teen across the country.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Evidence indicates that Jahn was targeting ICE agents, but ended up killing one detainee and critically injuring two others, investigators said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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The new board members include close confidants like Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump hints Rupert and Lachlan may be in the mix.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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And the store’s website hints that the musician and the Sunday night audience might even create something new together.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Research suggests that people with autism are more likely to suffer from pain-causing conditions such as headaches and migraines and may therefore be more likely to take pain medications.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The new book suggests that human beings have always been declinist, underselling the riches of the present and romanticizing what earlier generations merely made do with.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Intimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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