Definition as Noun

• someone to whom private matters are confided

Definition as Noun

Definition as Verb

• give to understand
• imply as a possibility

Definition as Verb

• call to mind
• drop a hint; intimate by a hint
• imply as a possibility
• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

Definition as Adjective

• marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
• used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
• having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
• having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
• innermost or essential
• thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
• concerning things deeply private and personal
• involved in a sexual relationship

Definition as Adjective

• cozy, informal

• familiar

• inner, internal

• knowledgeable, versed

• private

• sexual

• confidant

• adumbrate, insinuate

• suggest

• evoke, paint a picture

• hint

• intimate

• propose, advise

• "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington

• "he touched her intimate parts"

• "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"

• "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

• "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"

• "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

• "intimate correspondence"; "private family matters"

• "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"

• "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

• "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

• "this remark evoked sadness"

• "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

• "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

• Intimate vs cozy
• Intimate vs informal
• Intimate vs familiar
• Intimate vs inner
• Intimate vs internal
• Intimate vs knowledgeable
• Intimate vs versed
• Intimate vs private
• Intimate vs sexual
• Intimate vs confidant
• Intimate vs adumbrate
• Intimate vs insinuate
• Intimate vs suggest
• Intimate vs evoke
• Intimate vs paint a picture
• Intimate vs hint
• Intimate vs intimate
• Intimate vs propose
• Intimate vs advise

• Suggest vs cozy
• Suggest vs informal
• Suggest vs familiar
• Suggest vs inner
• Suggest vs internal
• Suggest vs knowledgeable
• Suggest vs versed
• Suggest vs private
• Suggest vs sexual
• Suggest vs confidant
• Suggest vs adumbrate
• Suggest vs insinuate
• Suggest vs suggest
• Suggest vs evoke
• Suggest vs paint a picture
• Suggest vs hint
• Suggest vs intimate
• Suggest vs propose
• Suggest vs advise