Definition for Confidant:

• CONFIDANTE.

Synonyms for Confidant:

• n.

  •
  • trusted friend,
  • repository,
  • anchor,
  • trouper,
  • a man/woman of his/her word,
  • a tower of strength.
  •
  • show,
  • confessor,
  • words.
  •
  • bud,
  • love.
  •adviser (noun)
  • Admonitor,
  • nestor,
  • tipsters,
  • tipster.
  •adviser/advisor (noun)
  • second guesser,
  • righthand persons,
  • second-guessers,
  • second guessers,
  • righthand people,
  • clubhouse lawyers,
  • secondguessers,
  • buttinskis,
  • secondguesser.
  •bosom friend (noun)
  • bosom-friend,
  • best friends,
  • dear friends.
  •boyfriend (noun)
  • steadies,
  • flame,
  • young man,
  • young men,
  • fiance,
  • soul mate,
  • steady.
  •buddy (noun)
  • comates,
  • co-mates,
  • co mates,
  • co worker,
  • co workers.
  •close friend (noun)
  • Familiar,
  • companion,
  • acquaintance,
  • adherent,
  • alter ego.
  •comrade (noun)
  • bosom buddies,
  • co mate.
  •copartner (noun)
  • co partners,
  • co partner,
  • co-partners.
  •crony (noun)
  • good buddies.
  •friend (noun)
  • cousin,
  • playmate,
  • classmate,
  • schoolmate,
  • sister,
  • ally,
  • friend,
  • teammate,
  • company,
  • brother,
  • buddy,
  • fellow,
  • colleague,
  • amigo,
  • chum,
  • roommate,
  • partner.
  •gal Friday (noun)
  • second selves,
  • right-hand girls,
  • gal-friday,
  • right hand girl,
  • right hand girls,
  • righthand girl,
  • righthand girls.
  •person (noun)
  • confidant.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • straight shooter,
  • crutch,
  • mainstay,
  • right-hand man,
  • confidante,
  • guest,
  • lifeline.
  •
  • trust.

Paraphrases for Confidant:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    friend.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    interlocutor, partner, aide.

Antonyms for Confidant:

• n.

  • close friend
    foe, enemy, stranger.
  • Other antonyms:
    nemesis, antagonist, adversary, competitor, opponent, rival.

Confidant Sentence Examples:

• He was the Master's most intimate confidant, and, as such, in February - March 1587, proposed to sell all his secrets to Walsingham!

• He could not help making a confidant of her, - a thing he had never done before with any other person as to his plans in life.

Hypernym for Confidant:

• n.

  • person
    repository, confidante, secretary.

Hyponym for Confidant:

• n.

  • person
    friend.