CHUMMINESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of chumminess 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

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Noun

Despite its unnerving intimacy, which suggests either erotic pursuit or familiar proximity, the diminutive print calls to mind the photos of Saul Leiter, a figure surprisingly unmentioned in Ghirri’s essays despite his frequent fond allusions to American street photography.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Lyrically, the songs find the pair confronting the unknowability of adulthood all while careening between the intimacy of folk acoustics and the catharsis of electronic music.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026