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
The result is more messages and fewer real exchanges, and people turning to AI as their friend and confidant.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Audience members become scene partners, confidants and, at times, emotional anchors — a structure that demands a level of presence few actors could sustain, but one Radcliffe makes feel effortless.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Rooney approached legendary songwriter and Jackson confidant Carole Bayer Sager for advice.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Audience members become scene partners, confidants and, at times, emotional anchors — a structure that demands a level of presence few actors could sustain, but one Radcliffe makes feel effortless.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Rooney approached legendary songwriter and Jackson confidant Carole Bayer Sager for advice.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidant
Noun
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Aiyuk has posted pictures of himself wearing a hat of the Washington Commanders, whose quarterback, Jayden Daniels, is one of Aiyuk’s closest friends and former Arizona State teammates.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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That year, even major characters and first-person narrators wound up dead, killed by strangers or friends or family members, often by parents, or serial murderers, or in accidents, usually right at the end at the story, no warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Other landmark credits include ensemble buddy, road trip, coming-of-age film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), directed by Zoya Akhtar, and family melodrama Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham (2001), directed by Karan Johar.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The vibes are excellent at Buddy, which is in fact a buddy project, pooling the talents of several bar scene stalwarts.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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