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
One of the elder Van Praag’s friends and confidants is a football coach in Florida by the name of George LePorte.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The new board members include close confidants like Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The new board members include close confidants like Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the attorney general.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidants
Noun
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Sullivan and Quinn became fast friends, and Quinn went on to serve as a groomsman when Sullivan married his wife, Kate.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That same month, Phypers accused Richards of having an addiction to Vicodin in a letter to friends and family that was obtained by Page Six.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My buddies will come over, and this kind of becomes a home for them too.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dunne was 19 and throwing hands at random to back up his buddies in a bar fight.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Confidants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidants. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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