Synonyms of confidant

confidant

noun

ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• buddy
• confidante
• pal
• intimate
• colleague
• familiar
• compadre
• sister
• chum
• comrade
• partner
• crony
• musketeer
• brother
• alter ego
• acquaintance
• mate
• amigo
• companion
• peer
• collaborator
• associate
• ally
• accomplice
• fellow
• hearty
• benefactor
• cohort
• supporter
• sympathizer
• blood brother
• abettor
• sport
• friendly
• pen pal
• hobnobber
• well-wisher
• main man
• confederate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• adversary
• competitor
• opponent
• antagonist
• rival
• nemesis
• archenemy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confidant

Her mother, meanwhile, was losing something else entirely—a spouse, a confidant, a partner. — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Roberta Colindrez plays Heumann’s confidant and fellow activist Joni Breves, who serves as her caregiver at times and ultimately uses her able privilege to help care for the other protesters throughout the sit-in. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

The former mayor’s lawyer and longtime confidant Bob Costello, who’s trying to help him get his law licenses back — and whose firm sued him in 2023 for $1 million in unpaid legal bills — came to Giuliani’s defense. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Watch, too, for Billie Piper, as a casting director and Charleson’s confidant, who does the quietest and maybe the most surprising work in the film. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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