Synonyms for confide

Most common

trust · entrust · rely

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To have confidence in someone. To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.

   She confided in me about her plan to rob the bank.

Related words

Word family

confiding confidant confidante confidence confident confidential

Forms

Past participle

confided
e.g. confided → trusted, entrusted, committed, hoped…

Example sentences

• trust Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.
• entrust I wouldn't entrust Tom with such an important task.
• rely You can always rely on Jane to tell it like it is.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

hope¹, rely²

5 letters

trust¹

6 letters

commit²

7 letters

commend², entrust², consign²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rely² = 2 syllables).