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confide - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divulge information |
| Synonyms: | admit, breathe, buzz*, confess, disclose, hint, impart, insinuate, intimate, reveal, suggest, tell, whisper, bend an ear, crack to, lay it on, lay the gaff, let in on, spill to, unload on |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secrete, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust |
| Synonyms: | bestow, charge, commend, commit, consign, delegate, hand over, present, relegate, trust |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | confess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit, confirm |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean*, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger*, fink*, grant, humble oneself, leak*, let on*, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing*, snitch*, sound off, spill the beans*, spit out, squeal*, tip hand, unload*, vent, weasel* |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust, hand over for care |
| Synonyms: | address, appoint, assign, authorize, commission, commit, confide, convey, delegate, deliver, dispatch, forward, give, issue, relegate, remit, route, send, ship, transfer, transmit, turn over, commend to, deposit with, put in charge of |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, receive, retain |
| Main Entry: | devote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commit one's energies, thoughts |
| Synonyms: | allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, bless, confide, consecrate, consign, dedicate, donate, enshrine, entrust, give, give away, hallow, hand out, pledge, present, reserve, sanctify, vow, concern oneself, occupy oneself, set apart |
| Antonyms: | misappropriate, misuse, waste |
| Main Entry: | entrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give custody, authority to |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, hand over, impose, invest, reckon, relegate, rely, trust, turn over, bend an ear, deposit with, leave with |
| Main Entry: | rely |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have confidence in |
| Synonyms: | await, bank, bet, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, hope, lean, look, reckon, swear by*, trust, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, gamble on, have faith in, lay money on, ride on coattails |
| Notes: | depend is invoked when the expectation is that the person will provide something that need not involved physical activity, whereas rely is used when the person is needed to physically do something |
| Antonyms: | distrust, doubt, be independent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unburden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | clear, confess, confide, disburden, discharge, disclose, disencumber, dispose of, divulge, dump, ease, empty, get off one's chest, lay bare, let hair down, lighten, lose, out with it, own, relieve, relinquish, reveal, shake, shake off*, tell all, throw off, unbosom, unload |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whisper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak softly |
| Synonyms: | breathe, buzz*, confide, gossip, hint, hiss, insinuate, intimate, mumble, murmur, mutter, say softly, say under one's breath, sibilate, sigh, speak confidentially, spread rumor, susurrate, talk into someone's ear, talk low, tell, tell a secret |
| Antonyms: | shout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | relegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign, transfer |
| Synonyms: | accredit, charge, commend, commit, confide, consign, credit, delegate, entrust, hand over, refer, turn over, pass on |
| Antonyms: | assume, hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | turn over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, transfer |
| Synonyms: | assign, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, entrust, feed, find, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, relegate, relinquish, render, supply, surrender, yield, come across with, give over, give up, pass on |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
| Synonyms: | accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light*, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, grant, indicate, let, let on, narrate, number, own, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield, go into details, make known, open up, own up, subscribe to |
| Antonyms: | confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hand over with confidence |
| Synonyms: | assign, commit, confer, confide, consign, deliver, entrust, proffer, relegate, resign, tender, trust, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | deny, keep, refuse |
| Main Entry: | commit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deliver, entrust |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, authorize, charge, commend, commission, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, deposit, deputize, destine, dispatch, employ, empower, engage, give, hand over, hold, ice, imprison, institutionalize, invest, move, offer, ordain, promise, put away, relegate, remove, send, shift, submit, transfer, vest, confer trust, depend upon, depute, give to do, grant authority, intrust, leave to, make responsible for, put in the hands of, rely upon, turn over to |
| Antonyms: | keep, keep from |
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss with another |
| Synonyms: | argue, canvass, chew*, commune, confer, confide, consult, contact, deliberate, dialogue, exchange, huddle*, interact, interview, negotiate, network*, palaver, parley, reason, relate, touch*, touch base*, vent, visit, be in contact, carry on conversation, collogue, confabulate, engage in conversation, go into a huddle, groupthink, have a meet, hold discussion, interface, join in conversation, keep in touch, reach out, thrash out* |
| Antonyms: | refrain, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give to for safekeeping |
| Synonyms: | advance, aid, assign, command, commission, commit, confer, confide, consign, delegate, entrust, grant, lend, let, loan, patronize, store, transfer, turn over, give over, let out, make trustee, put into hands of, sign over |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | breathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell information |
| Synonyms: | articulate, confide, express, murmur, say, sigh, utter, voice, whisper |
| Antonyms: | hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | lean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | count, depend on |
| Synonyms: | bank on*, confide, rely, trust, believe in, bet bottom dollar, bet on, gamble on, have faith, hinge on, lay money on, put faith in |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, especially after death |
| Synonyms: | allot, apportion, assign, bequeath, bequest, cede, commit, confide, consign, demise, devise, entrust, hand down, legate, refer, transmit, will, give over, leave behind |
| Antonyms: | hold |
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