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
Frei stars as Mare, the paper’s visual designer and voice of reason, who becomes a close confidante to the new editor in chief, portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
These virtual confidantes can provide empathy, support and, sometimes, deep relationships.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Coco is a spectacular character, another old school friend and confidante of Mariano’s, whose first scene is a low-key comic tour de force.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, Condé’s editorial boss, Anna Wintour, has entrusted the magazine to a 37-year-old confidante and family friend with charisma, youth, and far less editorial experience than his recent predecessors.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
These virtual confidantes can provide empathy, support and, sometimes, deep relationships.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Coco is a spectacular character, another old school friend and confidante of Mariano’s, whose first scene is a low-key comic tour de force.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Now, Condé’s editorial boss, Anna Wintour, has entrusted the magazine to a 37-year-old confidante and family friend with charisma, youth, and far less editorial experience than his recent predecessors.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidante
Noun
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Trump doesn’t have very many friends on the global stage that are from the left.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his breakthrough role, Redford played the brusque and dangerous Sundance opposite Paul Newman's personable Butch in the box-office smash, the iconic buddy Western about two outlaws on the run after a series of train robberies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Roxie’s kitchen buddy Tony (Robin de Jesús) is just Roxie’s buddy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In February, Barnea was replaced as the head of Israel’s negotiating team by Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was a close confidant of Vance’s, both personally and politically.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Confidante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidante. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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