INTIMATELY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

intimately

adverb

Definition of intimately

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others intimately shared information that is only now being divulged in the memoirs of his sole confidant

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Recent Examples of intimately In another, Seyfried and Fielder converse intimately by a fireplace. — David MacK, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The spinoff, which portrays Gibbs as an up-and-comer in the early ’90s, has intimately involved Harmon as an executive producer and narrator, but not so much an on-screen presence until a present-day flash-forward story was added for season 3. — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 But the Netflix series, though often immensely dramatic, rarely puts its characters in places that reflect them intimately. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Well, the bacteria are very intimately associated with these fungi. — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 As Silvia Federici has argued, the systematic persecution of witches is intimately tied to the consolidation of private property during the same period. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 From directors, co-writers and real-life married couple Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, the feature has taken on a life of its own since social media and the meme-spawning corner of the internet happened upon this intimately made indie. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 For a generation of children only faintly aware of Led Zeppelin, but intimately aware of every second of Wayne’s World thanks to countless repeat viewings, this was extraordinarily confusing. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 That might ring hollow but for the fact Ma understands the Legislature intimately. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026

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This sturdy brick residence is privately owned and tucked off campus.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Others privately expressed fear that Henderson would provoke retaliation from the President, perhaps causing the state to lose pending federal grants to build nuclear power plants and to restore the Great Salt Lake.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of privately

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Ding was charged in 2024 with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two companies based in China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Bishop Felix Davidek responded by secretly ordaining married men and some women, including Ludmila Javorová.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretly

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