Synonyms and antonyms of People or things you can rely on or trust in British Thesaurus

confidant (noun)

someone who you trust and can discuss your secrets and private feelings with

right-hand man (noun)

the person who you regularly depend on to help you

lifeline (noun)

a person or thing that you depend on very much

mainstay (noun)

the person or thing that something depends on most in order to continue or be successful

anchor (noun)

someone or something that is strong and reliable, and so makes people feel safe and confident

crutch (noun)

someone or something that you depend on for support or help, especially too much

a man/woman of /his/her word ()

a man or woman who does what he or she promises to do

trouper (noun)

humorous someone who you can always depend on or who never complains

a tower of strength ()

someone you can depend on to work hard or to help in a difficult situation

a safe pair of hands ()

someone who you can trust to do something well and make no mistakes

a good egg ()

a good or reliable person

someone’s people ()

the people who believe in or are loyal to someone such as a religious leader or king

straight arrow (noun)

mainly Americaninformal someone who is reliable and good but may be rather boring