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
In addition to Chase and his family, the doc includes revealing interviews with the star’s former collaborators and confidants, including Mike Ovitz, Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D’Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds and Martin Short.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025
Their connection deepened over time, shifting from director to mentor, confidant, and friend.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Dec. 2025
Another photo shows him in a pool with Epstein’s longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, and a person whose face was also redacted.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors then charged Epstein's longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, with recruiting underage girls for Epstein to abuse.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025
Their connection deepened over time, shifting from director to mentor, confidant, and friend.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Dec. 2025
Another photo shows him in a pool with Epstein’s longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, and a person whose face was also redacted.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors then charged Epstein's longtime confidant, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, with recruiting underage girls for Epstein to abuse.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidant
Noun
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And my sister was busy ushering her two oldest kids, my usual up-for-anything dive buddy nieces, off to their first year of college.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kelce and Mahomes are the best of friends, and the thought of playing with his buddy and steakhouse co-owner might entice Kelce to return.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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