intimate

intimate
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adj
1. close, dear, familiar, Scot. pack, confidential, bosom; clubby, chummy, hob-and-nob, hand and glove, Inf. thick, Inf. thick as thieves, Sl. buddy-buddy, Sl. palsy-walsy; friendly, neighborly, amicable, sociable; companionly, comradely, brotherly, fraternal.
2. warm, cozy, comfortable, Inf. comfy, snug, Fr. intime; small, numerically limited or restricted, tête-à-tête, person-to-person, face-to-face.
3. personal, private, privy, secret, confidential; own, exclusive, special, especial, peculiar.
4. sexual, carnal, fleshly; amorous, amatory, erotic, passionate; adulterous, fornicatory; unchaste, impure, immoral.
5. experiential, firsthand, immediate, direct, personal, first person.
6. detailed, deep, thorough, exacting, penetrating, incisive.
7. innermost, inmost, inner, internal, interior, inward; intrinsic, inherent, deep-seated.
n
8. confidant, Inf. bosom buddy, roommate, bunkmate, Sl. bunkie; lover, bedfellow, pillow partner, soul mate, familiar, Fr. intime.
9. close friend, Achates, sidekick, constant companion, shadow, alter ego, other self, Scot, and North Eng. marrow; comrade, Obs. copemate, chum, crony, Fr. copain, U.S. Inf. buddy, Inf. pal; teammate, coworker, fellow worker, Sl. benchmate, Sl. benchie; colleague, confrere, associate, consociate, compeer, peer, mate.
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v
imply, suggest, infer, hint, drop a hint, Inf. give to understand, insinuate, Inf. put a bug in [s.o.'s] ear; clue, give an inkling of, Inf. tip off, cue, prompt; jog one's memory, signal, Inf. give a high sign, wink; breathe, whisper; allude to, advert, refer, indicate.

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