Synonyms of confidante

confidante

noun

ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt 

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

only her closest confidantes know what she's going through

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confidante

He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes. — CBS News, 28 May 2026

To fulfill their general education language requirement, the Vijums twins took American Sign Language and tackled other courses sitting across from each other in study rooms on campus, where whiteboards were their confidantes. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026

And by making Constanze less forgiving of Mozart’s infidelities and eventually Salieri’s confidante of sorts, Barton moves her from a supporting character to a more load-bearing point in the series’ primary triangle with her own ambitions and resentments. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026

For more than six years, the tech executive had worked largely outside the public eye as a trusted confidante to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his three co-founders at the artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI. — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 8 May 2026