Confiding and Hesitant

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Confiding adjective - Having or showing trust in another.

Usage example: a very confiding child who is a little too eager to trust total strangers

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Hesitant is an antonym for confiding.

Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

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Confiding is an antonym for hesitant.

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