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
Her performance really comes alive once Jules breaks down about her husband’s affair, ultimately revealing her deepest insecurities to her elder confidant, Ben (Robert De Niro).
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The entire cast is back, including Streep and Hathaway, as well as Stanley Tucci, as Nigel, Andy’s Runway confidant, and Emily Blunt, as Andy’s former assistant frenemy Emily.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Andy reunites with Nigel Kipling (Tucci), Miranda’s close confidant who’s as kind and joyfully caustic as ever, and also Emily Charlton (Blunt), Andy’s frenemy from the first film, who has traded in magazines for retail because that’s where the money is now.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Gray served in a variety of consequential positions over the years and wielded influence deftly to the benefit of the community, said Dick Batchelor, who represented Central Florida in the Legislature from 1974 to 1982 and regarded Gray as a sage confidant.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The entire cast is back, including Streep and Hathaway, as well as Stanley Tucci, as Nigel, Andy’s Runway confidant, and Emily Blunt, as Andy’s former assistant frenemy Emily.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Andy reunites with Nigel Kipling (Tucci), Miranda’s close confidant who’s as kind and joyfully caustic as ever, and also Emily Charlton (Blunt), Andy’s frenemy from the first film, who has traded in magazines for retail because that’s where the money is now.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Gray served in a variety of consequential positions over the years and wielded influence deftly to the benefit of the community, said Dick Batchelor, who represented Central Florida in the Legislature from 1974 to 1982 and regarded Gray as a sage confidant.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidant
Noun
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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For families At Lanai Adventure Park, located near Sensei Lana'i, A Four Seasons Resort, families and friends can bond with ziplining, e-bike tours, and challenge courses with more than 70 obstacles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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From 2007 to 2009, Eric and his buddies hosted a golf invitational, spending about $50,000 annually and raising a few hundred thousand dollars a year, according to tax filings.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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