Synonyms of chum

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noun (1)

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

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verb (1)

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

chums

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noun (2)

plural of chum

as in friends

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

college chums who go way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friends
• buddies
• pals
• colleagues
• confidants
• compadres
• comrades
• cronies
• amigos
• intimates
• confidantes
• musketeers
• sisters
• acquaintances
• familiars
• mates
• partners
• brothers
• alter egos
• associates
• peers
• companions
• allies
• cohorts
• fellows
• collaborators
• accomplices
• sports
• supporters
• hearties
• benefactors
• blood brothers
• sympathizers
• confederates
• pen pals
• abettors
• hobnobbers
• friendlies
• main men
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemies
• foes
• competitors
• opponents
• adversaries
• rivals
• antagonists
• nemeses
• archenemies

chums

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of chum

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

they always chum around together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• travels
• bonds
• joins
• friends
• runs
• companies
• sorts
• mixes
• collaborates
• connects
• mingles
• consorts
• befriends
• relates
• hooks up
• allies
• hobnobs
• hangs (around or out)
• fraternizes
• pals (around)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• takes up with
• groups
• falls in with
• teams
• cooperates
• clubs
• keeps company (with)
• gangs
• rubs elbows (with)
• couples
• affiliates
• consociates
• sides
• ties
• rallies
• links
• is friends with
• messes around
• colludes
• bands
• socializes
• gets on
• leagues
• gets along
• confederates
• knots
• weds
• interrelates
• conjoins
• attaches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• estranges
• breaks up
• cold-shoulders
• splits (up)
• splits
• disperses
• disbands
• divorces
• severs
• dissociates
• disjoins
• sunders
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chum

Noun

To be sure, Maher’s ready wit and spontaneous repartee as a talk show host were central themes for the parade of chums who praised the honoree. — Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026

The innards dribble out into the water and act as chum. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 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

Noun

The other thing is this is not just a group of Khan’s chums. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

The passing of his striking mother at age 35 from breast cancer, a woman who attracted many of his elementary school chums to vie for a spot in her carpool, devastated a young Felder at the dawn of his teen years. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026