All confidant synonyms
con·fi·dant
C c noun confidant
- crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
- adviser — An adviser is an expert whose job is to give advice to another person or to a group of people.
- acquaintance — An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- companion — A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with.
- familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
- adherent — An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
- mate — a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
- pal — a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged. Compare SAM (def 2).
- intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
- bosom buddy — close friend
- friend — a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- sister — a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- brother — Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.
- amigo — a friend; comrade
- sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
- best friend — a dearest friend