confides
Tells in private
Confides is the present-tense form of confide, meaning to share private thoughts or secrets with someone trusted: She confides in her sister about everything.
The word implies intimacy and trust—you confide in people you believe will keep your confidence.
To confide something to someone is to entrust them with sensitive information: He confided his fears to no one.
Speech without full voice
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- admissionEntry or confession
divulge · secret · private · hush-hush · off-the-record · between us · tell-all · unburden
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- warmthHeat you feel
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
tenderness · empathy · understanding · companionship · bond · friendship · affection · attachment
Trust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- relianceState of needing support
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
credence · conviction · certainty · honesty · integrity · sincerity · trustworthy · reliable
whisper
Speech without full voice
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
admission · divulge · secret · private · hush-hush · off-the-record · between us · tell-all · unburden · share
closeness
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- warmthHeat you feel
familiarity · tenderness · empathy · understanding · companionship · bond · friendship · affection · attachment · devotion
faith
Trust without proof
dependability · credence · conviction · certainty · honesty · integrity · sincerity · trustworthy · reliable · entrust
fears
Feelings of dread
insecurities · anxieties · troubles · burdens · concerns · problems · grief · shame · regret · pain
confidesconceals
Keeps from being seen
hides · suppresses · withholds · keeps · retains
confidesbroadcasts
Transmissions for public reception
publicizes · announces · blabs · proclaims · spreads
- confidence trickFraud exploiting victim's trust
- confide inShare secrets with
- confidence gameFraud using false trust
- in confidenceShared with expected secrecy
- confided inShared secrets with
- confiding inSharing secrets with
confidence, confident, confide, confidential, confidant, confidently, unconfident, confiding, overconfidence