CONFIDING Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

kən-ˈfī-diŋ

Definition of confiding

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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verb

present participle of confide

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

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For Rohmer, sleeping together is always a far simpler maneuver than confiding one’s desires verbally. — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 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

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Adjective

Highlighting health risks related to extreme weather events and their costs is a particularly important opportunity to engage and motivate those who may be less trusting of climate science.

— Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
Experimental research suggests that people are more trusting and empathetic toward those who share their own religion and ethnicity.

— Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of trusting

Verb

On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
More than 3,200 children have been killed or injured since February 24, 2022, and more than 1,700 schools and education facilities have been damaged or destroyed, leaving one in three children without full-time in-person education.

— Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of leaving

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After handing Powell her order, Thomas said, laughing, that moments like that had become common since opening the storefront.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

Definition of handing

Verb

Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of entrusting

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The loss dropped the A’s to 45-63 and 10 games out of both the American League West lead and the final AL Wild Card spot, while giving the red-hot Red Sox (56-51) no worse than a split of the four-game series ahead of Thursday’s finale.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes could be seen giving Royals instruction after the play.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Definition of giving

Verb

Rather than transferring the whiskeys into entirely different finishing barrels, toasted pieces of American and French oak are placed into their existing barrels, allowing the whiskey to extract additional flavors from the wood.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
There’s even a tire failure-detection system that helps stabilize the car by transferring torque across the remaining wheels in milliseconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

My prediction is that when consumers eventually begin delegating purchasing authority to AI agents, their first instinct will not be to hand over a credit card with an open line.

— Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
So consider delegating some of your budget toward these home deals, including fluffy Parachute bedding that’s 33 percent off.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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