1
as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the criminal's cronies were also closely questioned about the illegal gambling operation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only my cronies can call me by my nickname
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of crony
No one wants this except Trump and his cronies, who are living in a fantasy world.
—
arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Properties in San Francisco, across California, and in New York were often disguised under dummy corporations or linked to cronies.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: The jury could not decide whether Madigan and McClain ran a secret system that placed political cronies at private companies like AT&T and ComEd in exchange for favorable legislation.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crony
arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Properties in San Francisco, across California, and in New York were often disguised under dummy corporations or linked to cronies.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: The jury could not decide whether Madigan and McClain ran a secret system that placed political cronies at private companies like AT&T and ComEd in exchange for favorable legislation.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crony
Noun
-
Some of Williams’s associates ultimately said that it could be seen that way.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
-
This could be in relation to a collaborator, business associate, or in your personal life.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Two witnesses took the stand on the first day of testimony, a friend of O'Keefe who was there when his body was found and a paramedic who tried to revive him.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
-
Listen to this article An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
This week, my fellow Wellness colleague and experienced runner, David Oliver, wrote an inspiring piece about a 77-year-old who ran the Boston marathon this week.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
-
Cai and his two colleagues will hand over control of Tiangong to the incoming Shenzhou 20 astronauts, who will begin their six-month-long mission aboard the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
-
He was often seen drinking in bars with influential buddies, including Apodaca.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Some other sources, however, afford her considerably more credit: not merely an accomplice to the best acid ever made, but, potentially, its prime creator.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
-
His accomplice, Terry Nichols, was found guilty in 1997 of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and involuntary manslaughter, per The New York Times.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But early training in a foreign language enables their peers in other countries to tap into their own thinking skills, activating a range of other skills that are crucial for people, nations, and the world to benefit from AI.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
-
For example, data show Black students are four times more likely than their white peers to be suspended from school.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
With Assad's ouster in December, Halaby, now 29, returned to his neighborhood of Jobar, on the edge of Damascus, to watch a backhoe unearth the remains of at least eight of his comrades from a mass grave.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
-
Another seems to half-pass out, either from exhaustion or shock, while tending to a wounded comrade.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crony. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share