MUTUALITY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

mutuality

noun

Definition of mutuality

as in intimacy

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Recent Examples of mutuality Replace hierarchy with reciprocity At the heart of the Volunteering Reconnected movement lies a shift in mindset, from charity to mutuality. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 This might clarify the mutuality of the practice, as well as its importance. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025 In these grounding—and grounded—spaces, strength comes not from mastery but mutuality, and healing happens side-by-side. — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025 Allow the tension to build, but also allow space for mutuality. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutuality

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Noun

Acoustic wooden bafflers frame the space and help create a sense of intimacy, with grand works from local artists peppered about and instilling a tangible sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimacy

Noun

This is a home designed not to impress, but to reaffirm that rare sense of familiarity that, at times, even precedes memory.

— Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
By peak season, the brand has familiarity and a warmer audience rather than starting from zero.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of familiarity

Noun

Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Our understanding of this divine inseparability brings healing, redemption, renewal.

— Lynn G. Jackson, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of inseparability

Noun

The Marine, who denies the allegations, is accused of strangling 39-year-old Anna Yagi and stealing her belongings.

— Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The importance of having a sense of belonging and humor can be a glue in that way, bringing us closer with others so that one does not go on the journey alone.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of belonging

Noun

This can be blamed on the nearness of the fires (north of the Minnesota arrowhead region) and the shear number and size of fires in that area.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 July 2026
The nearness of the zealous asteroid Eris in Aries adds a touch of drama and intensity to the cosmic atmosphere.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 10 June 2026

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