confidant
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈkɒnfɪdænt/
:
confidente
- And he was a very close confidant and friend of Charles, I should say.
- my close confidant
- friend and confidant
- trusted confidant
Go find a, a, a, a a close friend, confidant, family member, mentor, someone like this.
- Go find a, a, a, a a close friend, confidant, family member, mentor, someone like this.
- This same boy became the closed off Darian Frye of Marseille, who had few real friends there and fewer confidants.
- Cleander, his former confidant, was decapitated and the head, stuck on a spear, was sent out to the mob.
- Today's guest is a young man who and an and an adult man who has long been a confidant and inspiration and a friend to me in this business.
- So when we think about who's going to be our confidant, best friend, our lover, our roommate for the rest of our life, that feels like a very big decision.
- Back across the border, Hungarian security forces began to surround the town where Carl was staying, and even his closest confidants now began to lose hope.
- My sister, my brother, my best friend, my confidant.
- He's he's a conspirator, he's a comedian and he's a he's a confidant.
Examples
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I mean, he's been his closest confidant for more than 20 years.
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So actually, you know, you and I have known each other a bunch of years and you have been a confidant and a coach to me for a while.
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Very often the only confidant a man has really is his female partner.
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You know that feeling that you have like a confidant, or maybe, you know, a best friend?
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I was betrayed by a personal confidant.
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I think because of that she could get a lot out of people, people trusted her, saw her as a confidant.
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Julie is my most trusted confidant.
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Bill has been more than a mentor to me; he's part teacher, part confidant, part friend.
Academic text (2009) -
We develop strong relationships with our students, often becoming their confidants, counselors, and friends.
Academic text (2015) -
Julie is my most trusted confidant, and I share all my secrets with her.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person you trust most and talk to about everything
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6.6
A woman you trust with your secrets
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9.9
A trusted advisor to a leader, often in a criminal group like the Mafia
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5.1
A close friend you share personal things with
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3.4
A person who gives reliable advice to someone over time
Antonyms
How Trusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confidant comes from the Latin confidere, which means 'to trust', and is related to the words confide and confidence. So a confidant is someone you 'trust' with your private thoughts.