Antonyms for intimate
ˈɪn təˌmeɪtin·ti·mate

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1. intimateadjective

   Closely acquainted; familiar.

   He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.

   Synonyms:
   bosom friend, bosom buddy, cater-cousin

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1. intimate

   Advert, mention, and refer are used of language that more or less distinctly utters a certain thought; the others of language from which it may be inferred. We allude to a matter slightly, perhaps by a word or phrase, as it were in byplay; we advert to it when we turn from our path to treat it; we refer to it by any clear utterance that distinctly turns the mind or attention to it; as, marginal figures refer to a parallel passage; we mention a thing by explicit word, as by naming it. The speaker adverted to the recent disturbances and the remissness of certain public officers; tho he mentioned no name, it was easy to see to whom he alluded. One may hint at a thing in a friendly way, but what is insinuated is always unfavorable, generally both hostile and cowardly. One may indicate his wishes, intimate his plans, imply his opinion, signify his will, suggest a course of action. Compare SUGGESTION.

   Synonyms:
   advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, insinuate, mention, point, refer, signify, suggest

   Preposition:
   The passage evidently alludes to the Jewish Passover.

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1. intimateverb

   Antonyms:
   reserve, repress, withhold, conceal

   Synonyms:
   impart, communicate, announce, declare, tell, suggest, hint, insinuate, mention briefly

2. intimate

   Antonyms:
   distant, unfamiliar, superficial

   Synonyms:
   close, familiar, exact, nice, near, friendly, conversant

Matched Categories

1. • Imply

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1. confidant, intimateadjective

   someone to whom private matters are confided

   Antonyms:
   unfriendly, inexperient, remote, inexperienced, unsexy, distant, extrinsic

   Synonyms:
   confidant

2. intimateadjective

   marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

   "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington

   Antonyms:
   distant, unfriendly, unsexy, extrinsic, inexperienced, remote, inexperient

   Synonyms:
   internal, familiar, knowledgeable, cozy, informal, versed, sexual, inner

3. cozy, intimate, informaladjective

   having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

   "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"

   Antonyms:
   unfriendly, distant, unsexy, extrinsic, inexperienced, remote, inexperient

   Synonyms:
   internal, familiar, knowledgeable, cozy, loose, informal, versed, cosy, sexual, inner, snug

4. familiar, intimateadjective

   having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

   "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

   Antonyms:
   inexperienced, distant, unsexy, inexperient, remote, extrinsic, unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   internal, familiar, familiar(p), conversant(p), cozy, informal, knowledgeable, versed, sexual, inner

5. intimate, sexualadjective

   involved in a sexual relationship

   "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts"

   Antonyms:
   inexperient, inexperienced, remote, distant, extrinsic, unsexy, unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   internal, familiar, knowledgeable, cozy, informal, versed, sexual, inner

6. inner, internal, intimateadjective

   innermost or essential

   "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"

   Antonyms:
   unsexy, distant, extrinsic, inexperienced, inexperient, unfriendly, remote

   Synonyms:
   national, interior, informal, sexual, privileged, internal, cozy, versed, inner(a), intragroup, inside, familiar, inner, knowledgeable, interior(a), home(a)

7. intimate, knowledgeable, versedverb

   thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

   "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

   Antonyms:
   unfriendly, remote, extrinsic, distant, unsexy, inexperienced, inexperient

   Synonyms:
   lettered, well-educated, internal, familiar, well-read, knowledgeable, cozy, informal, knowing, versed, sexual, inner, learned

8. intimate, adumbrate, insinuateverb

   give to understand

   "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

   Antonyms:
   inexperient, unsexy, inexperienced, extrinsic, unfriendly, remote, distant

   Synonyms:
   insinuate, sketch, outline, adumbrate, suggest

9. suggest, intimateverb

   imply as a possibility

   "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

   Antonyms:
   distant, inexperienced, inexperient, remote, unfriendly, extrinsic, unsexy

   Synonyms:
   propose, indicate, adumbrate, suggest, evoke, insinuate, advise, paint a picture, hint

How to use intimate in a sentence?

1. Bill Belichick:

   Certainly, Tom has an intimate knowledge of everything that we do here, more so than any other player in the league by far. So, I’m sure he’ll use it to his advantage. I would expect him to, i don’t think it would be in our best interest to go in there and do everything differently than we’ve done it all year. What we need to do is continue to do the things we do and do them better. That would help us more than anything else.

2. Nadine Kaslow:

   All of those things fit under cognitive behavioral therapy, for example, if you take stimulus control therapy, what this does it help remove the factors that might condition your mind to resist sleep. You might coach someone to set a consistent bed time and wake time, to avoid naps, to only use the bed when they are going to sleep or be intimate with a partner.

3. James Arthur Baldwin:

   The price one pays for pursuing a profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

4. Antigone Davis:

   There’s no one panacea for the issue of sextortion or the issue of the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, it really does take a holistic approach.

5. Laurence Tribe:

   I think it would be entirely appropriate for any law clerk who lawyers up and tells the chief justice or the Marshal of Supreme Court,' No, I won't let you see my cell phone records. They're too intimate and too private,' will need to take the consequence, and I think those consequences should include losing their job and losing the CV value, the resume value that job would otherwise have going forward.

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