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intimateadjective closely acquaintedintimate friends who can practically finish each other's sentences bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, especial, familiar, friendly, inseparable, inward, near, thick, tight clannish, close-knit, tight-knitaffable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, heartygregarious, sociable, socialcomfortable, cozy, easy, snugamicable, neighborlyconfidential, secretiveadoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm distant aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn not known or meant to be known by the general populacethey trusted each other enough to share intimate thoughts behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, inside, nonpublic, private, privy, secret classified, restricted, top secretsilent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untoldclandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covertfurtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhandedpersonalcloseted, concealed, hiddenrepressed, silenced, stifled, suppressedbackstage, offscreen, offstage common, open, public well-knownadvertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlightedgeneral, popular, prevailing, vulgarcurrent, prevalent, rife, widespreadcommunal, shared a person who has a strong liking for and trust in anotherusually quite aloof in public, he's actually very relaxed with his intimates alter ego, amigo, buddy, chum, compadre, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, friend, mate(chiefly British), musketeer, pal acquaintanceassociate, cohort, colleague, companion, fellow, hearty, hobnobber, partner, peer, sportblood brother, brother, main man, sisterabettor(also abetter), accomplice, ally, collaborator, confederatepen palbenefactor, supporter, sympathizer, well-wisherfriendly enemy, foe adversary, antagonist, competitor, opponent, rivalarchenemy, nemesis to convey an idea indirectlytrying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew allude, hint, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, suggest advert, mention, point, refer, signal, signalize, signifysmack (of), smell (of) announce, declare, proclaimelucidate, explain, spell outdelineate, describe v.suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly.suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought.a film title that suggests its subject matter imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed.measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement.hinted that she might get the job intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor.intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner.insinuated that there were shady dealings in 1522 |