Noun

• S: (n) confidant, intimate (someone to whom private matters are confided)

Verb

• S: (v) intimate, adumbrate, insinuate (give to understand) "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
• S: (v) suggest, intimate (imply as a possibility) "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

Adjective

• S: (adj) intimate (marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity) "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
• S: (adj) private, intimate (concerning things deeply private and personal) "intimate correspondence"; "private family matters"
• S: (adj) cozy, intimate, informal (having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere) "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
• S: (adj) familiar, intimate (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship) "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
• S: (adj) intimate (used euphemistically to refer to the genitals) "he touched her intimate parts"
• S: (adj) intimate, sexual (involved in a sexual relationship) "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
• S: (adj) inner, internal, intimate (innermost or essential) "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
• S: (adj) intimate, knowledgeable, versed (thoroughly acquainted through study or experience) "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read