as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
she's my confidant; I tell her everything without reservation
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Recent Examples of confidant
So if that’s how a confidant feels about Vrabel, imagine what opponents think about him during and after weeks like this.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Lakeith Stanfield plays Jeff’s one friend and confidant, a military buddy, with Juno Temple as his girlfriend.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
The two were for years each other’s closest confidant.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But by this time, Leo, too, had ceased to be his sister’s confidant.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Lakeith Stanfield plays Jeff’s one friend and confidant, a military buddy, with Juno Temple as his girlfriend.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
The two were for years each other’s closest confidant.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But by this time, Leo, too, had ceased to be his sister’s confidant.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidant
Noun
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mayor is immediately arrested, along with his billionaire buddies.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lena Waithe is channeling her complicated history with Issa Rae into a buddy comedy for the two of them to star.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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