as in friends
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only her closest confidantes know what she's going through
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Recent Examples of confidantes
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The childhood confidantes are set to collaborate once again for Netflix's upcoming kidnapping crime film Animals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Most presidents have come to rely on White House staff, friends and confidantes whose portfolios are mostly beyond the reach of congressional oversight, like Trump’s immigration consigliere Stephen Miller.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The third chronicles Ah-jin’s downfall, which leads to the deaths of her closest confidantes, school friend Kim Jae-oh (Love Scout’s Kim Do-hoon) and ex-stepbrother Yun Jun-seo (Kim Young-dae).
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The four-member chat is populated by Peterson and three close confidantes, all of them vegan and always on standby for effusive commentary about the latest dog or cat who deserves a home.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Trusted advisors, coaches, and confidantes offer accountability and perspective, thereby mitigating the potential for blind spots to become liabilities.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Sisters, in particular, influence the thoughts, opinions and actions of many of Austen’s heroines, acting as confidantes or foils.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
These virtual confidantes can provide empathy, support and, sometimes, deep relationships.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The childhood confidantes are set to collaborate once again for Netflix's upcoming kidnapping crime film Animals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Most presidents have come to rely on White House staff, friends and confidantes whose portfolios are mostly beyond the reach of congressional oversight, like Trump’s immigration consigliere Stephen Miller.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The third chronicles Ah-jin’s downfall, which leads to the deaths of her closest confidantes, school friend Kim Jae-oh (Love Scout’s Kim Do-hoon) and ex-stepbrother Yun Jun-seo (Kim Young-dae).
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The four-member chat is populated by Peterson and three close confidantes, all of them vegan and always on standby for effusive commentary about the latest dog or cat who deserves a home.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Trusted advisors, coaches, and confidantes offer accountability and perspective, thereby mitigating the potential for blind spots to become liabilities.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Sisters, in particular, influence the thoughts, opinions and actions of many of Austen’s heroines, acting as confidantes or foils.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
These virtual confidantes can provide empathy, support and, sometimes, deep relationships.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidantes
Noun
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His father bought him the plane ticket after Jeffrey found himself in a bit of a boredom rut with friends and getting into the wrong kind of trouble.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Messi’s presence drew Julio Gonzalez of Lansdowne and two friends to the game.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This little balcony was always a place where his family members could get away from it all — Jackie liked to go up there to sunbathe, and John sometimes went up there with buddies to smoke weed.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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That puts a wrench in the works, as well as ties us even more tightly together, as two ex-SEAL Team buddies.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At play behind the president’s public Cuba musings is something big and personal, administration officials and Trump confidants told me.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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