Synonyms of chum

chum 1 of 2

noun

ˈchəm 

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

college chums who go way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• buddy
• pal
• colleague
• confidant
• compadre
• comrade
• confidante
• sister
• familiar
• crony
• intimate
• mate
• alter ego
• musketeer
• brother
• partner
• acquaintance
• amigo
• fellow
• companion
• associate
• peer
• collaborator
• accomplice
• ally
• cohort
• hearty
• benefactor
• supporter
• blood brother
• sport
• pen pal
• sympathizer
• hobnobber
• abettor
• friendly
• main man
• confederate
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• competitor
• adversary
• opponent
• rival
• antagonist
• nemesis
• archenemy

chum

2 of 2

verb

as in to associate

to come or be together as friends

they always chum around together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associate
• travel
• run
• bond
• mix
• join
• connect
• friend
• befriend
• mingle
• company
• collaborate
• consort
• sort
• fraternize
• hook up
• relate
• rub shoulders (with)
• hang (around or out)
• take up with
• fall in with
• pal (around)
• hobnob
• cooperate
• ally
• keep company (with)
• couple
• club
• be friends with
• mess around
• rub elbows (with)
• tie
• gang
• consociate
• confederate
• affiliate
• link
• group
• knot
• rally
• team
• get on
• get along
• socialize
• league
• band
• side
• wed
• collude
• attach
• conjoin
• interrelate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• alienate
• snub
• cold-shoulder
• split (up)
• break up
• disperse
• split
• estrange
• disband
• sever
• divorce
• dissociate
• disunite
• sunder
• disjoin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chum

Noun

Because, old chum, the Tonys—which air Sunday, June 7 on CBS and stream live on Paramount+, in a ceremony hosted by Broadway neophyte Pink—happen to be the very best and most entertaining awards show of all. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 June 2026

He gets reacquainted 15 years later with his Sword of Power along with childhood chum Teela (Camila Mendes), who’s brainier and brawnier than the majority of the guys, and his former Man-at-Arms Duncan (Idris Elba), the former protector of Adam’s family. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Verb

Observers trace the current fissures to Carlson hosting Fuentes on his podcast in October, chumming it up with the heil Hitler-spouting troll to his millions of followers. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Feb. 2026

To make matters worse, in the chumming scenes the water is flat calm — terrible for creating a slick. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025