as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
only her closest confidantes know what she's going through
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Recent Examples of confidante
Noboa’s main rival González is a close confidante of former leftist President Rafael Correa, still a dominant figure in Ecuador’s politics.
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Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The billionaire, who has now become a Trump confidante.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Years later, Schrock was a key confidante as Simpson began ministering at the boys’ ranch.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confidante
Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The billionaire, who has now become a Trump confidante.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Years later, Schrock was a key confidante as Simpson began ministering at the boys’ ranch.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
Noun
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Frustration: Taylor Swift and her famous friends displayed every emotion.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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During all of this, Mark and friends are helped along their journey by some very strange road markers — namely, themselves.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Carolina Hurricanes Obviously not, because: One step ahead of you, buddy.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Kerr leaned on his longtime friend and former Arizona teammate Bruce Fraser as a confidant and sounding board.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump reportedly told a confidant after seeing Bongino as a contributor on Fox News in 2018, according to the Daily Beast.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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