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intimate
adjective as in friendly, devoted
adjective as in private, personal
Strongest matches
confidential, detailed, firsthand, in-depth, penetrating, profound, visceral
noun as in a close friend; familiar person
verb as in suggest; tip off
Strong matches
air, allude, announce, aver, avouch, communicate, connote, declare, expose, express, hint, indicate, infer, insinuate, leak, profess, remind, spring, state, utter, vent, voice, warn
Weak matches
drop a hint, let cat out of bag, let it be known, make known, make noise, spill the beans
Example Sentences
The interior play of light from day to night across Whishaw and Hall’s faces is its own dramatic arc as Hujar’s details become an intimate testimony of humor, rigor and reflection.
He didn’t have the totemic, darkly glamorous style of Robert Mapplethorpe but one more intimate, more dependent on human connection and contingency, even as he remained meticulous in his pursuit of the perfect shot.
"Garner takes the diary form, mixing the intimate, the intellectual, and the everyday, to new heights," he continued.
And talking with the different tattoo artists while they work on her body has forged intimate personal relationships.
"It is about basic human dignity, and that the Chinese government wants to control everything about everyone, including what is so intimate -- like your own beliefs."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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