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| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a close friend; familiar person |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, family, lover, mate, pal, bosom buddy |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest; tip off |
| Synonyms: | affirm, air, allude, announce, assert, aver, communicate, connote, declare, expose, express, hint, impart, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, leak, profess, remind, spill the beans*, spring, state, utter, vent, voice, warn, avouch, drop a hint, let cat out of bag, let it be known, make known, make noise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, devoted |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, bosom, chummy*, close, comfy, confidential, cozy, dear, faithful, fast, fond, loving, mellow, mix, near, next, nice, regular, roommate, snug, warm, buddy-buddy*, cherished, clubby, dearest, nearest |
| Antonyms: | cool, formal, incompatible, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, personal |
| Synonyms: | confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, firsthand, guarded, gut*, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, indwelling, viscerous |
| Antonyms: | formal, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | boyfriend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male acquaintance or romantic companion |
| Synonyms: | admirer, beau, companion, confidant, date, escort, flame*, follower, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, suitor, sweetheart, fiancé, swain, young man |
| Antonyms: | girlfriend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | buddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, intimate, mate, pal, peer, sidekick, co-mate, co-worker |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
| Main Entry: | chatty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
| Synonyms: | colloquial, communicative, familiar, friendly, gabby, garrulous, informal, intimate, loquacious, spontaneous, conversational, gossipy, loose-lipped, multieloquent, talky |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silent, untalkative |
| Main Entry: | chummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, close, confidential, constant, cozy, familiar, intimate, palsy-walsy*, thick*, buddy-buddy*, pally |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unsociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give information |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advise, apprise, fill in, hint, indicate, inform, intimate, notify, post, suggest, tell, warn, give the lowdown, give the skinny on, lead to, leave evidence, leave trace, leave tracks, point to, wise up |
| Antonyms: | hide, keep secret |
| Main Entry: | companionable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, complacent, congenial, convivial, cordial, cozy, familiar, genial, good-natured, gregarious, intimate, mellow, neighborly, outgoing, sociable, social, tight, buddy buddy, clubby, conversable, cozy with, pally, palsy, tight with |
| Antonyms: | antagonistic, foreign, opposing, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | comrade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ally |
| Synonyms: | associate, buddy, chum, colleague, companion, compatriot, compeer, confederate, confidant, confidante, crony, friend, intimate, mate, pal, partner, sidekick, bosom buddy, co-worker, comate |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, opponent |
| Main Entry: | confidant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | close friend |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, adherent, adviser, alter ego, companion, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, bosom buddy |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | confidential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | arcane, classified, closet, hush-hush*, inside, intimate, off the record*, private, privy, backdoor, hushed |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, public, well-known |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | connote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply |
| Synonyms: | add up to, betoken, denote, designate, evidence, express, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mean, signify, spell, suggest, hint at |
| Antonyms: | denote |
| Main Entry: | cozy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comforting, soft, warm |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, comfy, cushy, intimate, restful, safe, secure, sheltered, snug, cuddled up, easeful, in clover, in velvet, on bed of roses, snug as bug in rug, snuggled down, tucked up |
| Antonyms: | uncomfortable |
| Main Entry: | crony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ally, companion |
| Synonyms: | accomplice, acquaintance, associate, buddy, chum, colleague, comrade, confidant, friend, intimate, mate, pal, partner, sidekick*, bosom buddy, comate, good buddy |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drive at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, suggest as meaning |
| Synonyms: | aim, contemplate, design, get at, imply, indicate, intend, intimate, propose, signify, allude to, have in mind, hint at, refer to |
| Main Entry: | egotistic/egoistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thinking very highly of oneself |
| Synonyms: | affected, aloof, autocratic, boastful, boasting, conceited, egocentric, haughty, inflated, intimate, intrinsic, introverted, isolated, narcissistic, opinionated, personal, pompous, proud, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-important, snobbish, stuck-up*, subjective, superior, swollen, vain, vainglorious, bragging, egomaniacal, individualistic, inner-directed, obsessive, prideful, puffed up, self-admiring, stuck on oneself |
| Antonyms: | altruistic, humble, modest, reserved, shy, submissive, timid, unassuming, selfless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | favorite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preferred |
| Synonyms: | beloved, choice, darling, dear, especial, favored, intimate, liked, main, number one, personal, pet*, pleasant, popular, precious, sweetheart*, admired, adored, best-loved, cherished, dearest, desired, esteemed, prized, revered, treasured, wished-for |
| Antonyms: | hated, disliked, loathed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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