INCESTUOUS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

incestuous

adjective

Definition of incestuous

as in intimate

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Recent Examples of incestuous Aïnouz’s new feature, however, is extreme in its brand of dysfunction and study of incestuous lust, amped up by its arresting cinematography. — CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Their incestuous relationship is the most confronting dynamic in the series thus far. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 There is even, perhaps, a hint of incestuous desire. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 26 May 2026 For one thing, the film, an incestuous weave of fiction and reality, is stuffed with wall-to-wall cameos, including Lady Gaga, Donatella Versace, and an effervescent cloud of New York media élites. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incestuous

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Adjective

Dyrholm, whose credits include Susanne Bier’s Oscar-winner In a Better World, Magnus von Horn’s The Girl With The Needle and Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair, will play Linda, an intimacy coordinator who struggles to form intimate connections.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
So these are a class of fungi that form a very intimate association with the vast majority of plants.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimate

Adjective

Unlike a painting that can be removed, sold, and installed elsewhere, this Haring is effectively inseparable from the apartment.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Protecting freedom of expression and ensuring the long-term sustainability of Brazil’s audiovisual industry are inseparable from defending democracy.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of inseparable

Adjective

Soon, Senior is the new leader of his son’s gang, winning hearts and minds with ’Nam stories and chummy nicknames.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
But as the topic turned to the relationship school shooter Colt Gray had with his mother Marcee – the allegations of abuse and neglect and her chummy jail conversations with him after the shooting – Breanna Schermerhorn could no longer stay silent.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of chummy

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

Definition of bosom

Adjective

The Machine was lambasted, fairly, for its clannish coördination and its efforts to keep Democratic politics in a certain mainstream style.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
In the Middle Ages, local churchgoers whispered of clannish Jews poisoning wells to kill Christian children and steal their blood for their rituals.

— Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of clannish

Adjective

Alexandra Pechman’s feature debut drops Lily McInerny’s Nora into the cliquish literary world of 2011, where an internship at a taste-making magazine means reading the slush pile, fetching coffee, and navigating exclusive parties.

— John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of cliquish

Adjective

Folks in Europe can get the 900 in an A2-friendly configuration that limits its power output.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Wisely, our Fathers chose a secular people-friendly format not subject to papal or evangelical or ayatollah decree.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

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