confiding
adjective
con·fid·ing kən-ˈfī-diŋ 
: tending to confide : trustful
confidingly
kən-ˈfī-diŋ-lē
adverb confidingness noun
Synonyms
- trustful
- trusting
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
He spoke in a confiding voice. They've developed a very confiding relationship over the years.
Word History
Etymology
from present participle of confide
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
confiding 1 of 2
adjective
as in trusting
having or showing trust in another a very confiding child who is a little too eager to trust total strangers Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- trusting
- trustful
- naive
- confident
- innocent
- guileless
- simple
- credulous
- hopeful
- childlike
- believing
- artless
- gullible
- unsophisticated
- convinced
- accepting
- unsuspicious
- naïve
- dependent
- secure
- unsuspecting
- reliant
- overconfident
- gullable
- unquestioning
- unwary
- certain
- sure
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- distrustful
- doubtful
- doubting
- mistrustful
- untrusting
- incredulous
- wary
- unconvinced
- disbelieving
- uncertain
- undecided
- unbelieving
- suspicious
- unpersuaded
- unsure
- hesitant
- skeptical
- trustless
- dubious
- leery
- leary
- oversuspicious
confiding
2 of 2verb
as in leaving
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care Synonyms & Similar Words
- leaving
- handing
- giving
- transferring
- trusting
- delegating
- entrusting
- commending
- passing
- relinquishing
- delivering
- recommending
- transmitting
- reposing
- intrusting
- granting
- committing
- loaning
- consigning
- lending
- vesting
- conferring
- giving over
- submitting
- assigning
- turning over
- handing over
- dividing
- bequeathing
- distributing
- dispensing
- furnishing
- surrendering
- dispersing
- willing
- supplying
- yielding
- releasing
- advancing
- turning in
- handing in
- handing down
- dealing (out)
- recommitting
- retransmitting
- handing on
- retransferring
- redelivering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keeping
- holding
- retaining
- withholding
- possessing
- reserving
- owning
- receiving
- accepting
- taking
- detaining
- occupying
- holding back
- taking in
- taking over