CONFIDANTS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

confidants

noun

plural of confidant

as in friends

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another she's my confidant; I tell her everything without reservation

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Recent Examples of confidants The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest confidants, seeking to stop them from receiving payments for serving as executors of his estate. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Big Alfred Williams and Charles Johnson remain close friends and confidants. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Sagittarius Lean on close confidants for perspective when things feel overwhelming. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026 Interviews with Stewart and his confidants will reappraise the moment, with direction and editing from Brian Rivera. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 That’s why people adopt chatbots as confidants and therapists in the first place. — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 But while close confidants have been supportive, the in-person backlash is also rampant. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 The next day, in his bedroom, Jowsey reunited with his confidants. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Kloots serves as one of Jowsey’s three confidants on the show, guiding him — alongside Georgia Hassarati and Sonny Henty — in choosing his future wife. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Lubelo has also persuaded several friends to join the school, becoming something of an ambassador in a community where magic is often frowned upon and associated with witchcraft.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The series interviews two of Perry’s closest friends — industry pal Kevin Pollak, and his sister Mia Perry Bowick, who eventually became a therapist well-versed in addiction in large part because of her big brother’s struggle.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

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Noun

They are being rounded up and sent for slaughter by the government that wants the land for its rich buddies and industry.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
And so the best buddies, who’ve been flirting since Season 1, are finally single at the same time.

— Judy Berman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

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