confidante

noun

ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt How to pronounce confidante (audio)
Definition of confidantenext
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of confidante Epstein visited Interlochen periodically, often with his confidante and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and stayed in the lodge now marked for demolition. — ABC News, 27 May 2026 To fulfill their general education language requirement, the Vijums twins took American Sign Language and tackled other courses sitting across from each other in study rooms on campus, where whiteboards were their confidantes. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026 And by making Constanze less forgiving of Mozart’s infidelities and eventually Salieri’s confidante of sorts, Barton moves her from a supporting character to a more load-bearing point in the series’ primary triangle with her own ambitions and resentments. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026 Amanda Blake as Miss Kitty Russell Blake portrayed the saloon owner and Matt Dillon's confidante, Miss Kitty Russell, from 1955 to 1974. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidante
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
  1. friend
  2. buddy
  3. confidant
Noun
  • Long ago, a train-riding and hitchhiking tour of several European countries took me to Belgium, where I was graciously taken in by the family of an American friend of mine.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Perfect for running errands, getting lunch with friends, and long-haul flights, these pants are your new summer wardrobe staple.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • Like its 2023 predecessor, Evil Dead Burn starts with the brisk dispatch of secondary characters at a pretty lakeside spot — the film was shot in New Zealand — where buddies Jared (Keanu Karim) and Leo (Tapiwa Soropa) are fishing.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • The return of White keys the Hornets’ roster shift, triggered with the departure of Ball and his alley-oop buddy Miles Bridges.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of buddy
Noun
  • Wilson was previously linked romantically to co-star Ciara Miller, who was Batula’s closest confidant on Summer House.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Continue reading … CIRCLE OF TRUST — Clinton confidant who called Maxwell his 'lover' grilled by Congress over Epstein ties.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of confidant

Browse Nearby Words

confidant
confidante
confidantes
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on confidante

Nglish: Translation of confidante for Spanish Speakers

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about confidante

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of tacit

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All