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Synonyms for chum

Most common

pal bully boy comrade crony shark bait burley chummy

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pal — A friend; a pal

pal, buddy US CA, friend, crony, mate UK AU NZ, companion, comrade, bully boy, roommate, sidekick, amigo, associate, butty UK, intimate, pardner US, colleague

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A friend; a pal.

Related words

Word family
chummy chumship
Phrases
new chum chum up chum salmon

Forms

Plural
chums → pals, buddies, friends, cronies…

Example sentences

  • pal She writes to her pen pal in London twice a month.
  • comrade How should he be addressed, "citizen" or "comrade?"

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
chumsteady
palrising
comradesteady
cronyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pal1
4 letters
mate1
5 letters
buddy2, amigo3, crony2, butty
6 letters
friend1, burley2, chummy2, berley
7 letters
comrade2, pardner
8 letters
intimate3, roommate2, sidekick2
9 letters
associate4, companion3, colleague2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buddy2 = 2 syllables).