Synonyms of chummy

chummy

adjective

ˈchə-mē 

1

as in familiar

closely acquainted

the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiar
• intimate
• close
• friendly
• inseparable
• buddy-buddy
• bosom
• tight
• comfortable
• inward
• near
• especial
• thick
• convivial
• affectionate
• cordial
• loving
• companionable
• affable
• social
• dear
• gracious
• genial
• gregarious
• neighborly
• clannish
• amicable
• sociable
• close-knit
• cozy
• tight-knit
• easy
• secretive
• hearty
• confidential
• warm
• adoring
• boon
• fond
• devoted
• snug
• tender
• tenderhearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• distant
• cold
• aloof
• withdrawn
• cool
• remote
• unfriendly
• detached
• frosty
• antisocial
• standoffish
• reserved
• unsociable

2

as in warm

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

she was so chummy to me that I sensed that she had put our quarrel behind her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• friendly
• gracious
• collegial
• cordial
• comradely
• neighborly
• amicable
• companionable
• merry
• nice
• affectionate
• sweet
• buddy-buddy
• genial
• warmhearted
• loving
• hail-fellow-well-met
• hearty
• matey
• palsy-walsy
• fraternal
• familiar
• jolly
• good-natured
• social
• palsy
• convivial
• affable
• hospitable
• clubby
• jovial
• bonhomous
• approachable
• hail-fellow
• close
• folksy
• agreeable
• gregarious
• outgoing
• sociable
• intimate
• brotherly
• adoring
• sisterly
• good-tempered
• extroverted
• fond
• devoted
• tenderhearted
• tender
• lovesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hostile
• antagonistic
• unfriendly
• cold
• cool
• icy
• alienated
• frosty
• chilly
• frigid
• glacial
• aggressive
• wintry
• belligerent
• combative
• contentious
• estranged
• pugnacious
• argumentative
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• bellicose
• inimical
• inhospitable
• unsocial
• unsociable
• cold-blooded
• scrappy
• disputatious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chummy

Teenage Andy is getting ready for college and his toys wind up getting sent to Sunnyside Daycare, where seemingly chummy Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (Ned Beatty) runs the show. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 2026

And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026

But emails released earlier this year showed that Levine had a chummy past with both Epstein and Maxwell. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026

Pratt was in fact kinda chummy with Bass He calls Bass trash on social media — at least in Spanish. — Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026