Confidant and Lover

Confidant

Confidant noun - A person who has a strong liking for and trust in another.

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Lover and confidant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lover" instead a noun "Confidant".

Nearby Words: confident, confiding, confidante

Lover noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.

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Confidant and lover are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confidant" instead a noun "Lover".

Nearby Words: love, loving, lovely, loved, lovable

close	close confidant	close lover
old	old confidant	old lover
good	good confidant	good lover
best	best confidant	best lover
Other adjectives: better, future, true, real, black, potential, main, new, occasional, long-time, longtime.

In Fire Emblem Awakening fanfic Pretender Frederick, who trusted Robin the least and believed him to a spy, ends up becoming Robin's confidant and lover.

Source: Irony
On the other hand, Delenn was a close friend, confidant, and lover of Sheridan, so it's understandable that she'd stick up for all of the friends and family she had at that time.

Source: Strawman Has a Point
With her lover gone, Eloise drew ever closer to Theisman, who quite literally held her hand as she agonised over the decision to authorise the operation that would result in the First Battle of Manticore and became her closest confidant, friend, and supporter.

Source: The Not-Love Interest

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