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
For Kendra Hilty, a TikTok user whose saga about falling in love with her psychiatrist has gone viral, her chatbots are like confidants.
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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
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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Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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The two became buddies and kept in touch after Shaw moved to Texas.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Confidants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidants. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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