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Entry: Intimate
Function: adjective
Definition: friendly
Synonyms: affectionate, bosom, buddy-buddy, cherished, chummy, close, clubby, comfy, confidential, cozy, dear, dearest, devoted, faithful, fast, fond, get together, loving, mellow, mix, near, nearest, next, pally, palsy-walsy, regular, right neighborly, right nice, roommates, snug, square shooter, thick, warm, white
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.5)
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Entry: Intimate
Function: adjective
Definition: private
Synonyms: confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, first-hand, guarded, gut, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, personal, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, viscerous
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.5)
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Entry: Intimate
Function: noun
Definition: friend
Synonyms: acquaintance, amigo, associate, bosom buddy, brother, buddy, chum, close friend, companion, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, familiar, family, fiancé, lover, main man, main squeeze, mate, pal, sister
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.5)
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Entry: Intimate
Function: verb
Definition: suggest
Synonyms: affirm, air, allude, announce, assert, aver, avouch, communicate, connote, declare, expose, express, hint, impart, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, leak, make known, make noise, peach, profess, remind, spring, state, tip off, utter, vent, voice, warn
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.5)
Copyright © 2004 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
It appears, "most people" disagree with you once again.
And before you bitch about my Conservative reference, it basically says that the average person is IGNORANT, and equates IGNORANCE with MODERATE. Something you Socialists love to do, by saying the typical American church-going citizen is nothing but a mindless slave of the Capitalist system.