INTIMACIES 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 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 Dyrholm will star as a woman who is unable to acknowledge and access her own feelings and constructs intimacy by stealing objects from people instead of getting close to them. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 As the footprint expands across major creative capitals, both founders remain adamantly protective of the core intimacy that defines their mission. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 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

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