intimately
In close confidence
Intimately describes closeness or depth of connection.
Two people who know each other intimately share private knowledge or physical closeness: They had been intimately involved for years.
To be intimately familiar with something is to know it thoroughly, from the inside: She understood intimately how the system worked.
The word suggests access to what's usually hidden or private.
With loving warmth
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- lovinglyWith deep affection
- warmlyWith affection shown
- passionatelyWith intense emotion
fondly · devotedly · ardently · caringly · heartfelt · endearingly · adoringly · romantically
In complete detail
- deeplyTo a profound extent
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- fullyTo the complete extent
extensively · comprehensively · intricately · detailed · firsthand · insider · familiarly · experientially
In proximity or detail
- nearnessState of being close
- proximityNearness in space
- tightlyIn a constricting manner
- snuglyIn a tight, comfortable manner
privately · personally · face-to-face · one-on-one · confidentially · quietly · secretively · discreetly
Joined to another
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- attachedJoined to another thing
- close-knitStrongly united group
- familiarKnown from experience
acquainted · confiding · trusting · rapport · kinship · friendship · camaraderie · confidante
affectionately
With loving warmth
passionately · fondly · devotedly · ardently · caringly · heartfelt · endearingly · adoringly · romantically · sensually
thoroughly
In complete detail
- deeplyTo a profound extent
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- completelyTo the fullest extent
fully · extensively · comprehensively · intricately · detailed · firsthand · insider · familiarly · experientially · personally
closely
In proximity or detail
snugly · privately · personally · face-to-face · one-on-one · confidentially · quietly · secretively · discreetly · exclusively
connected
Joined to another
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- attachedJoined to another thing
- close-knitStrongly united group
familiar · acquainted · confiding · trusting · rapport · kinship · friendship · camaraderie · confidante · heart-to-heart
intimatelydistantly
In a far-off manner
coldly · remotely · aloofly · detachedly · impersonally
intimatelysuperficially
At surface level only
shallowly · cursorily · casually · vaguely · perfunctorily
intimatelypublicly
In open view
openly · in public · formally · in the open · officially
- intimate settingsSmall, personal gathering spaces
- intimate relationshipsDeep personal connections
- intimate momentClose personal encounter
- intimate apparelUnderclothing, often decorative
- intimate relationsSexual or romantic closeness
- intimate partsSexual bodily regions