as in intimate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of incestuous
This season has been filled with all sorts of unsavory drama, including a party turned incestuous, a surprise cameo (and unsettling monologue) from Sam Rockwell and an Inigo-Montoya-esque confrontation with a shadowy landowner.
—
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Even the hints at a somewhat incestuous relationship feel like an echo of season two, when Jack and Quentin were posing as family members.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
The song highlights West’s claim of having an incestuous relationship with his male cousin as a kid.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Originally Published: April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM CDT
Most Popular
Most Popular
Kanye West reveals past incestuous relationship with male cousin
NFL mock draft 3.0: Who will the Chicago Bears select with their top 3 picks?
—John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incestuous
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Even the hints at a somewhat incestuous relationship feel like an echo of season two, when Jack and Quentin were posing as family members.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
The song highlights West’s claim of having an incestuous relationship with his male cousin as a kid.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Originally Published: April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM CDT
Most Popular
Most Popular
Kanye West reveals past incestuous relationship with male cousin
NFL mock draft 3.0: Who will the Chicago Bears select with their top 3 picks?
—John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incestuous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incestuous
Adjective
-
The operation, which would have required extensive planning and an intimate knowledge of the archive’s location and security, pushed the first Trump administration to withdraw from the original nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).—
Leila Gharagrozlou,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
-
Its reign is now over, thanks to the arrival of a neighbor that’s even more intimate and determinedly low-profile.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
Adjective
-
For Casto, these factors are inseparable from how wine is made.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
-
Soon, these besties were inseparable, with Musk and his young son X a constant fixture by the president’s side (that was a little ridiculous, right?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Adjective
-
When the scene cuts, Brando (Matt Dillon), who had previously been chummy with Maria, looks sheepish.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
-
But the swipe-fees measure has found itself in unusually chummy waters: It’s simultaneously supported by some prominent business groups, like the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Colorado Restaurant Association, alongside the far more liberal Bell Policy Center.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.—
Monique Judge,
The Root,
15 May 2018
-
Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2017
Adjective
-
The high school journey for Hiram Johnson’s students came to a close Wednesday with familiar themes in a new location.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
-
Playing familiar music can make using the toilet feel like a fun, comfortable activity, rather than a scary one.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 June 2025
Adjective
-
Jews, because human beings are and always will be clannish.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
-
This sort of soft, clannish corruption is not a coat of paint that can be stripped from the protectionist architecture; the dysfunction infests the very foundations of it.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
The family friendly festival from noon to 6:30 p.m. will feature bands performing Americana, rock, hip hop, blues and folk.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
-
During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Incestuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incestuous. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share