Synonyms of chumminess

chumminess

noun

as in intimacy

the state of being in a very personal or private relationship

her chumminess with the boss did not sit well with some of her coworkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intimacy
• familiarity
• belonging
• kinship
• friendship
• love
• affection
• nearness
• closeness
• inseparability
• affinity
• commitment
• immediacy
• devotion
• fellowship
• fidelity
• fondness
• cordiality
• goodwill
• attachment
• faithfulness
• passion
• amity
• geniality
• mutuality
• affability
• clubbiness
• constancy
• devotedness
• cliquishness
• conviviality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distance
• coldness
• reserve
• coolness
• aloofness
• remoteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chumminess

Far from the chumminess on display in the Epstein files, her targets express fear of and even disdain for one another. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

There was an evident chill — or at least lack of chumminess — between the sides. — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

This chumminess was on stark display in December, when Lawson-Remer and fellow Democrats Monica Montgomery Steppe and Paloma Aguirre used bureaucratic maneuvering to get around the rule that the county board could only dip into reserve funds with the support of at least four supervisors. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

Kristen Wiig on Late Night With Seth Meyers has all the chumminess of Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor having a kiki at the Golden Globes. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026

As much as Putin’s chumminess with Xi and Modi might have sparked some discomfort in many European capitals, the group was brought together by a combination of need, economic pragmatism and opportunity, analysts say. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025