as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only her closest confidantes know what she's going through
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Recent Examples of confidante
Simmons plays Beatrice’s confidante Father Malone, Innanen portrays her school’s vice principal and her mother’s new love interest, while Walsh portrays a teacher and Arrieta is the PTA president.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidante and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury Maneuvering society behind the scenes is the esteemed Lady Agatha Danbury, also a close confidante of the queen.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidante and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury Maneuvering society behind the scenes is the esteemed Lady Agatha Danbury, also a close confidante of the queen.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
Noun
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This is how friends and family described 18-year-old Park Hill High School senior Tessa Walker, who was killed in a fiery crash in rural Platte County early Sunday morning.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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If Minnelli has a second voice, as Michael Jackson reportedly did—a secret self unknown to the public—few of her friends ever got to see it.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Click, click—Will takes a snapshot of her with his phone and immediately sends it to his buddy at the TV channel Polsat.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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These pivotal memories of Clark and Floyd’s buddy romance amount to another darkly comic portrait of a nontoxic male friendship — complete with nontraditional definitions of manhood that place meaningful friendships over monolithic strength — all built on a foundation of lies and insecurities.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One key difference in the third season will also be the absence of Valerie’s hairstylist and confidant Mickey Deane, following actor Robert Michael Morris’ death in 2017.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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