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
Over time, the email conversation had become familiar, even chummy.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Not that station relations have always been entirely chummy; sometimes the cosmic carrot can turn into a stick.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
In fact, throughout the entirety of the interview, Stewart and Mamdani were chummy pals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
Letterman wasn't a smoothly chummy figure like Carson was on screen.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chummy
Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Not that station relations have always been entirely chummy; sometimes the cosmic carrot can turn into a stick.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
In fact, throughout the entirety of the interview, Stewart and Mamdani were chummy pals.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
Letterman wasn't a smoothly chummy figure like Carson was on screen.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chummy
Adjective
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These films often took familiar genres or plot structures but then told those stories through a distinctly Korean lens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The memoir turns instead into a broad and essentially familiar discourse about ambition as a route out of challenging family circumstances; the pursuit of conventional success leading to alienation; the frequent clash between career and parenthood.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Writing a novel is a solitary experience but not writing one is even more so, without the occasional call from an editor or marketing person to keep me warm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Both Blazy and Anderson, millennials with big brains, are yanking the fusty business of extraordinary clothes into the present – the former with a swell of empathy, and the other with a cerebral but intimate approach.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Loos, David Beckham's former assistant, is finding comfort in Brooklyn Beckham's explosive statement about the intimate details of their family feud.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Don’t overlook any of these taxpayer-friendly changes, including the higher income limits for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, for people living in states with higher taxes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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After this, Roggeveen decided to send two sloops and three other boats to shore and make friendly introductions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Rivkin has formed a close bond with Olga Smirnova, a clinical social worker who visits him weekly through a home-visit program run by Maimonides Medical Center.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Mémoires Colorées was born out of Patrick Frey’s (who currently helms Pierre Frey) close friendship with Belgian artist and paper sculptor Isabelle de Borchgrave.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tracy Brito also confirmed that her daughter and Angle were inseparable.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the two are inseparable.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chummy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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