confidingly
6.0
In a way that shows you trust someone
- adverb
- /kənˈfaɪdɪŋli/
:
con confianza
- He speaks confidingly...
- says confidingly
Examples
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When asked about her dreams, she responded confidingly, trusting her friends to listen.
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She folded her hands on the podium and leaned forward confidingly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Joetta leans across the table confidingly.
Fiction book (1993) -
Unfazed, the woman smiled confidingly and touched Abby's forearm.
Fiction book (2002) -
She leaned forward confidingly and shared her deepest secrets.
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He confided confidingly in his mentor, revealing his worries about the future.
Synonyms
trustingly
vsconfidingly
1
2.8
In a way that shows you believe a person or thing will help you
focuses on confidence in a person rather than objects
trustfully
vsconfidingly
3.4
In a way that shows trust in someone or something
focuses on confidence in a person rather than objects
believingly
vsconfidingly
8.9
In a way that shows you accept something as true
shows cautious confidence in a person rather than naive acceptance
Antonyms
How Confiding
confidingly
6.0
reservedly
7.4
Surface Forms
confidingly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Confidingly comes from confide, which has con- 'with' and fidere 'to trust'. You can see the same root in confidence, so to act confidingly is to show trust and openness to someone.