Intimacy and Understanding

Intimacy

Intimacy noun - The state of being in a very personal or private relationship.

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Understanding and intimacy are semantically related. in closeness topic. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Intimacy", when it comes to topics like familiarity, closeness between people.

Nearby Words: intimate, intimation, intimately

Understanding

Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

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Intimacy and understanding are semantically related. You can use "Intimacy" instead a noun "Understanding".

Nearby Words: understand, understandable, understandably

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How words are described

emotional	emotional intimacy	emotional understanding
keen	keen intimacy	keen understanding
human	human intimacy	human understanding
high	high intimacy	high understanding
Other adjectives: clear, certain, true, genuine, deep, actual, great, little, unspoken, greater, growing, higher, sudden.

Both words in one sentence

Howard is either a misguided sympathetic fun loving man who just wants love and intimacy, but has very little idea or understanding of how to act around women and a loyal friend.

Source: Depending on the Writer
Kelly: [...]intimacy brings understanding.

Source: Boldly Coming

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Understanding and Intimacy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intimacy/understanding

Intimacy & Understanding. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/intimacy/understanding>.

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