confiding

con·fid·ing

adj \kən-ˈfī-diŋ\

Definition of CONFIDING

: tending to confide : trustful

— con·fid·ing·ly \-diŋ-lē\ adverb

— con·fid·ing·ness noun

Examples of CONFIDING

1. He spoke in a confiding voice.
2. They've developed a very confiding relationship over the years.

First Known Use of CONFIDING

1797

Related to CONFIDING

Synonyms: trusting, trustful

Antonyms: distrustful, doubtful, doubting, mistrustful, trustless, untrusting

Related Words: artless, childlike, credulous, guileless, gullible (also gullable), innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, unsophisticated; dependent, hopeful, reliant; accepting, believing, certain, confident, convinced, overconfident, secure, sure, unquestioning, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary

Near Antonyms: disbelieving, incredulous, unbelieving, unconvinced, undecided, unpersuaded; dubious, hesitant, leery (also leary), oversuspicious, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unsure, wary

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Rhymes with CONFIDING

abiding, deciding, East Riding, hang gliding, joyriding, West Riding