Chummy and Combative

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Chummy adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.

Usage example: she was so chummy to me that I sensed that she had put our quarrel behind her

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Combative is an antonym for chummy.

Nearby Word: chumming

Combative adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

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Chummy is an antonym for combative.

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Combative and Chummy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chummy/combative

Chummy & Combative. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chummy/combative>.

Combative or Chummy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chummy/combative.

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