CONFIDANT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

confidant

noun

ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt

as in friend

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 confidant Driving the news: Ortagus will join a team led by Trump's close friend and confidant Steve Witkoff. —

Barak Ravid, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 His confidants and supporters in the locker room were few, if any. —

Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025 Lane is an award-winning reporter for the Metropolis newspaper, the Daily Planet, who becomes Superman — and his alter ego Clark Kent's — closest confidant and primary love interest. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 The postelection drawdown in Eli Lilly may have been overblown as one close confidant to President-elect Donald Trump appears to support weight loss drugs, according to Bernstein. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for confidant