confide
To tell someone a secret because you trust them.
confide in a sentence
- Nervous about the move, Tom confided his worries to his best friend.
- Ana chose to confide her stage fright to her grandmother, who promised to keep it secret.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to confide?
- Atell
- Bdeny
- Chide
- Dkeep
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A: tell. The other three mean the opposite of confide.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to confide?
- Aadmit
- Bhide
- Cshare
- Dtell
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B: hide. The other three mean nearly the same as confide.
Words that mean something similar
tell, share, admit
Words that mean the opposite
hide, deny, keep
More words about speech & sound
- contest: To argue that something is wrong or unfair and try to change it.
- contradict: To say the opposite of what someone else has said.
- convey: To carry something somewhere, or to make a feeling or idea known.
- curt: Using so few words that you seem rude.
- din: A loud, unpleasant noise that goes on for a long time.
- disclose: To make known something that was secret or hidden.
- dispute: A disagreement or argument between people.
- divulge: To tell someone a secret.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test