as in trusting
having or showing trust in another
a very confiding child who is a little too eager to trust total strangers
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as in leaving
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care
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Recent Examples of confiding
Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Air thrumming in her ears, confiding such elusive velocities.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
This was caused by the participants feeling unheard and invalidated when confiding their concerns to people who engaged in toxic positivity.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiding
Adjective
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Well, one of the seven rules is to get trust, give trust, and so Wikipedia has always been very trusting.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Icardi describes her former boss as kind, professional and trusting.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Limited backup power could knock out internet access, leaving millions to wait for instant answers.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Vatti said Diamantis made an $80,000 payment on the day after signing the retainer and made an additional six payments totalling $105,000 between August 2024 and February 2025, leaving the $65,000 balance.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And find a way for your agent or a trustful intermediary to tell the Heat, too.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Creating lasting, trustful relationships with clients takes patience, persistence, and a commitment to your values.—
Medhat Zaki,
Forbes,
20 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Alicia Kearns, the shadow national security minister and prominent critic of the project, described the approval of the embassy as handing Beijing a strategic advantage against British interests.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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And killing civilians could backfire, invalidating what the US is trying to achieve and handing Iran’s regime both a propaganda win and a rallying cry, especially to those citizens who may want reform, but equally have no desire to be bombed by the US once more.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Before dying of cancer in 2013, Chávez handpicked Maduro as his successor, entrusting him with a country already buckling under the weight of dependence on oil, and the realization that prosperity was coming to an end.—
Jorge Valencia,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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His solo debut, Barbarian, made more than $45 million on a budget of less than $5 million, and now Warners was entrusting the actor turned director with a movie costing eight times that.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Kikivivi Satin Ballet Sneakers These ballet sneakers are giving Vivaia but for way, way less.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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Carrington spent his first two years at Minnesota before transferring to Tulsa last year and Wisconsin for this season.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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After her time at Austin Prep, Carey played two seasons at Stonehill before transferring to BU last year.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the same time by delegating these duties to competent senior executives, Nielsen will be able to also oversee the company’s supply chain and corporate structure to solve the problems there and institute a cost discipline that has been absent.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Couples must address underlying communication issues and inequities; without that, delegating tasks alone won’t strengthen relationships.—
Tracee M. Herbaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Confiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiding. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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