as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially
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Recent Examples of confidentially
The two sides settled confidentially last year and Joyride emerged from bankruptcy.
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Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
So these cases are almost always settled confidentially.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Tips can be made to the Arson Watch Reward Program confidentially and anonymously, fire officials said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Shein, which sources a significant amount of its goods from China, confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong last month, according to a Financial Times report.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The surge in business helped pave the way for the company to confidentially file for an IPO in July.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The cases for the girls will proceed confidentially through the county’s juvenile court.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
So these cases are almost always settled confidentially.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Tips can be made to the Arson Watch Reward Program confidentially and anonymously, fire officials said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Shein, which sources a significant amount of its goods from China, confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong last month, according to a Financial Times report.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The surge in business helped pave the way for the company to confidentially file for an IPO in July.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The cases for the girls will proceed confidentially through the county’s juvenile court.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentially
Adverb
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Although not publicly traded, OpenAI’s long list of institutional backers have privately held shares in the startup.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The work has since been performed numerous times around the world, publicly and privately.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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This malware secretly collects usernames, passwords and website logins from infected devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Confidentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentially. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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