CRONIES Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

cronies

noun

plural of crony

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation

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as in friends

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another only my cronies can call me by my nickname

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Recent Examples of cronies And at a time when the president of the United States and his cronies have embarked on a bid to make the country less democratic and less pluralistic, a media company that has shown a clear willingness to align itself with that mission is about to get dramatically bigger. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Such gyrations undermine the stable legal environment essential for businesses, consumers, and investors, and create endless opportunities to reward cronies and punish political adversaries. —

Ilya Somin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 Did Iran nominate Bibi cronies with inexperienced backgrounds to run Israel’s most important security organizations — the Shin Bet and Mossad? —

Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026 Of course, by then our 47th president and his cronies will be long gone, but those who struggle to survive the violent disruption of climate change will curse the man whose mindless decision in 2026 spelled the end of a global attempt to save the planet. —

Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026 To instead watch the racial-slur slinging Kid Rock and his MAGA cronies. —

Prince J. Grimes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026 This state judge and her cronies allegedly abused that high honor for personal gain by preying on the needy protected by the court. —

Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026 The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026 Because all the wealth of that country was stolen to the benefit of Maduro and his cronies and the regime, but not to the benefit of people of Venezuela. —

NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Some of Epstein’s associates appeared to joke about the prospect of his victims swimming away.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Many of the assets are not in his own name, but instead held through a web of intermediaries, offshore companies, and business associates, Bloomberg reported.

— Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026