confiding

1 of 2

adjective

con·​fid·​ing kən-ˈfī-diŋ 

: tending to confide : trustful

confidingly

kən-ˈfī-diŋ-lē 

adverb

confidingness noun

confiding

2 of 2

present participle of confide

Synonyms of confiding

Adjective

• trusting
• trustful

Examples of confiding in a Sentence

Adjective

He spoke in a confiding voice.

They've developed a very confiding relationship over the years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

These were voices—complaining, confiding, exasperated, distressed—that had not been heard before, as if the novel were a speaking tube cued to an underground rumble. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of confide

First Known Use

Adjective

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for confiding

• abiding
• backsliding
• colliding
• deciding
• deriding
• dividing
• nitriding
• presiding
• providing
• residing
• subsiding
• biding

Kids Definition

confiding

adjective

con·​fid·​ing kən-ˈfīd-iŋ 

: tending to confide : trustful

a confiding friend

confidingly

-iŋ-lē 

adverb