1
as in familiar
closely acquainted
the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy
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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
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Recent Examples of chummy
Black metal has been chummy with ambient music since birth, but Ulver’s commitment to the genre is something else.
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Gunn unveiled the release date back in September and shared a photo of Lex Luthor and Superman looking unusually chummy, which could mean the arch enemies are teaming up to take on the new intergalactic foe.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
Wolff had already turned up in chummy Epstein emails.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Over time, the email conversation had become familiar, even chummy.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Gunn unveiled the release date back in September and shared a photo of Lex Luthor and Superman looking unusually chummy, which could mean the arch enemies are teaming up to take on the new intergalactic foe.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Dec. 2025
Wolff had already turned up in chummy Epstein emails.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Over time, the email conversation had become familiar, even chummy.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummy
Adjective
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The galaxies that are so familiar and ubiquitous in our Universe today will die, at least in a sense, as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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And in an increasingly fraught world, the need for a place that feels simple and familiar — one that offers the quiet assurance that everyone belongs — becomes not just understandable, but essential.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Strickland architects references the history of the site throughout the hotel’s design, using elemental materials like earth, water, stone, wood, and copper to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Today your thoughts are warm, friendly and generous.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The spa The on-site spa is small and intimate, with just a few treatment beds, which makes booking in advance highly recommended.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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His role is to capture those intimate moments just seconds after a performance has finished, becoming the first camera operator in Olympic history to be allowed onto the ice.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At the base of Mount Annupuri, the hotel is perfectly positioned for guests to jump straight on a gondola and onto the slopes, with countless ski and snowboard trails, high-quality off-piste powder skiing, and scenic family-friendly routes through the forests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Raglan is a charming surf town on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island where the vibes are laidback and friendly.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Visiting boats moor in the bay but keep to the far side, close enough to admire and distant enough to ignore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The senior got the final two outs, which kept the score close enough for the Hawks to tie the score in their half of the fifth inning.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The professionalism of stars, their charismatic hold over audiences, is inseparable from such tough-minded reckonings.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her poems insist that cultural survival is inseparable from historical memory, and that the present war cannot be understood without acknowledging earlier regimes of violence against language, authorship, and truth.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chummy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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