as in friends
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 confidants
Both Pramaggiore, a onetime rising star in Chicago’s corporate world, and McClain, who was a top lobbyist for the utility and one of Madigan’s closest confidants, were sentenced to two years behind bars and had been scheduled for release in August 2027.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Hurley tempered his act this season, after his wife, Andrea, and confidants Billy Donovan, Geno Auriemma and Seth Greenberg jumped him last year.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Simpson, Elle, and Smart Young show how leaning on community—friends, family, elders, and trusted confidants—can transform what feels like a heavy, lonely responsibility into an act of care and protection.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2026
Pearson was among former Mayor Adams’ closest confidants, serving as his public safety adviser at City Hall.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The final memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago included a few hundred attendees, most of whom were family members, allies and confidants.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The private memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago will include only a few hundred attendees, who are expected to be mostly family members, allies and confidants.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Hurley tempered his act this season, after his wife, Andrea, and confidants Billy Donovan, Geno Auriemma and Seth Greenberg jumped him last year.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Simpson, Elle, and Smart Young show how leaning on community—friends, family, elders, and trusted confidants—can transform what feels like a heavy, lonely responsibility into an act of care and protection.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2026
Pearson was among former Mayor Adams’ closest confidants, serving as his public safety adviser at City Hall.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The final memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago included a few hundred attendees, most of whom were family members, allies and confidants.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The private memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago will include only a few hundred attendees, who are expected to be mostly family members, allies and confidants.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidants
Noun
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Use our new checklist feature on each entry to keep track of your favorites and share with friends.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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At the time, Shehorn’s friends speculated that she had been stabbed more than 20 times.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Saturday Night Live guest host Matt Damon reprised his role as Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh, who reveals to drinking buddies Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel what Donald Trump‘s political future will look like.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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The president and his billionaire buddies who barely noticed the price increases don’t need a refund check.—
Linda Sánchez,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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“Confidants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidants. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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