I. verb
Synonyms: suggest 1, connote, hint, imply, insinuate
Related Word: attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate
Contrasted words: air, express, utter, vent, voice; affirm, assert, aver, avouch, declare, profess
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: inherent , deep-seated, elemental, essential, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingrained, innate, intrinsic
2.
Synonyms: inner 2, gut, interior, internal, visceral, viscerous
3.
Synonyms: familiar 1, chummy, close, confidential, thick
Related Word: nearest, next; affectionate, devoted, fond, loving; privy, secret
Contrasted words: distant, remote
4.
having or marked by a warm personal relation
intimate friends for many years
an intimate friendship
Synonyms: ||buddy-buddy, chummy, cozy, pally, ||palsy-walsy
Idioms: thick as thieves
III. noun
Synonyms: friend , acquaintance, amigo, cater-cousin, confidant, familiar, mate
Related Word: associate, companion, comrade, crony
Contrasted words: outsider, stranger