Words For Intimacy

noun a person or thing that is closely associated or connected with another

• It is important to carefully consider potential bedfellows before entering into a business partnership.
• I never expected to become bedfellows with my neighbor, but now we carpool to work together.
• Who would have thought that the two rival gangs would end up as bedfellows in this operation?
• In politics, it is not uncommon for strange bedfellows to come together to achieve a common goal.

noun a session of kissing and caressing

verb to engage in kissing and caressing with someone

adverb in a way that is exaggerated or not entirely true

• The couple was caught making out in the park.
• Did you see them making out at the party last night?
• They were totally making out in the backseat of the car.
• The artist's use of color and texture makes the painting really make out.