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

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Recent Examples of confidante With the help of a few martinis and flutes of champagne, the raucous lineup of friends, muses, and confidantes sat still long enough to take the portrait accompanying this story. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Here’s what’s happening Lightcap has been one of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s closest confidantes since the early days of the company. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 As Mia’s best friend and confidante, Lilly supported her through the transition to royal life—though not always as enthusiastically as Mia might have liked. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Ask a family member or confidante to do the research for you. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidante
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  1. friend
  2. buddy
  3. confidant
Noun
  • Sundfør was also drawn to Julian’s ideas through a close friend who converted to Catholicism while battling cancer, and with whom Sundfør read religious texts, including Julian’s Revelations.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of friend
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  • The duo are coming off of Mayday, a Cold War buddy action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, which released on Apple TV in September, becoming their biggest-ever film debut.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lamont, who made a splash last year with One of Them Days, has been tapped to direct Last Friday, the first installment of New Line’s buddy comedy movie franchise in 25 years.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of buddy
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  • Sacks, a major Democratic donor, is also a confidant of Governor JB Pritzker and was a financial force behind the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
    — Leigh Giangreco, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But many of his closest confidants remained firmly out of the spotlight and say the public was rarely aware of what was really happening in Perry’s inner circle and private life.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
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