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
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.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 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 confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 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 confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
But Aunt Ceil was my mom’s confidant.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 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 confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 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 confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
But Aunt Ceil was my mom’s confidant.
—Jack Denton, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidant
Noun
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Before his final drill, a friend about 30 yards away gave him some encouragement after a good rep, to which all Wilson could do was smile and shake his head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Athena Strand’s brutal death at the hands of FedEx driver Tanner Horner forever altered the lives of her family and friends, witnesses told the jury Tuesday morning during the first day of the sentencing phase of Horner’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the third episode of Testaments, the series’ narration head hops from Agnes’s limited perspective to that of her Pearl Girl study buddy Daisy, who we’ve been led to believe is a Toronto runaway.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, so the writer Paul Grellong and Chris were college buddies.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Confidant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidant. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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