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Intimate
[in-tuh-mit] 
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intimate
[in-tuh-mit]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, devoted |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, bosom, buddy-buddy, cherished, chummy, close, clubby, comfy, confidential, cozy, dear, dearest, faithful, fast, fond, loving, mellow, mix, near, nearest, next, nice, regular, roommate, snug, warm |
| Antonyms: | cool, formal, incompatible, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a close friend; familiar person |
| Synonyms: | associate, bosom buddy, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, family, lover, mate, pal |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest; tip off |
| Synonyms: | affirm, air, allude, announce, assert, aver, avouch, communicate, connote, declare, drop a hint, expose, express, hint, impart, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, leak, let cat out of bag, let it be known, make known, make noise, profess, remind, spill the beans, spring, state, utter, vent, voice, warn |
| Main Entry: | allude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hint at |
| Synonyms: | advert, bring up, imply, insinuate, intimate, point, refer, suggest |
| Notes: | allude is 'mention indirectly, hint at' and refer is 'mention directly' elude means to escape or evade from while allude means to make a more or less indirect reference to |
| Main Entry: | announce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a proclamation |
| Synonyms: | advertise, annunciate, blast, blazon, broadcast, call, communicate, declare, disclose, disseminate, divulge, drum, give out, impart, intimate, issue, make known, make public, pass the word, proclaim, promulgate, propound, publicize, publish, release, report, reveal, run off at mouth, sound off, spread around, state, tell, trumpet |
| Antonyms: | bottle up, conceal, keep secret, refrain, repress, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | boyfriend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male acquaintance or romantic companion |
| Synonyms: | admirer, beau, companion, confidant, date, escort, fiancé, flame*, follower, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, suitor, swain, sweetheart, young man |
| Antonyms: | girlfriend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | buddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum, co-mate, co-worker, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, intimate, mate, pal, peer, sidekick |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
| Main Entry: | chatty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
| Synonyms: | colloquial, communicative, conversational, familiar, friendly, gabby, garrulous, gossipy, informal, intimate, loose-lipped, loquacious, multieloquent, spontaneous, talky |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silent, untalkative |
| Main Entry: | chummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, buddy-buddy, close, confidential, constant, cozy, familiar, intimate, pally, palsy-walsy, thick* |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unsociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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