confides in
Shares secrets with
To confide in someone is to share private thoughts, secrets, or personal matters with them, trusting they'll keep the information safe: She confides in her sister about everything.
The phrase implies both vulnerability and trust—you confide in people you believe won't betray your confidence.
- open upReveal inner thoughts
- trusted friendDependable close companion
- best friendMost trusted companion
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- unburdenRemove a weight from
intimacy · reveal · spill the beans · share · trust · closeness · confess · vulnerability · honesty · reliance · catharsis · rapport · admit · let it out · friendship · loyalty · secret keeper · express
confides inbroadcasts
Transmissions for public reception
publicizes · proclaims · leaks · trumpets · publishes
confides inshuts out
Bars from entry
interrogates · deceives · stonewalls · distrusts · cross-examines
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