Chum
Chum noun - A person who has a strong liking for and trust in another.
Usage example: college chums who go way back
Intimate
Intimate noun - A person who has a strong liking for and trust in another.
Usage example: usually quite aloof in public, he's actually quite relaxed with his intimates
Chum is a synonym for intimate in friend topic. You can use "Chum" instead a noun "Intimate", if it concerns topics such as love, close friend. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| little | little chum | little intimate |
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Intimate and Chum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chum/intimate
Chum & Intimate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chum/intimate>.
Intimate or Chum. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chum/intimate.
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