CONFIDENTIAL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

confidential

adjective

ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl

Definition of confidential

as in private

not known or meant to be known by the general populace someone leaked confidential government information to the press

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Recent Examples of confidential Cancel the 5pm wipe, and this information remains confidential. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Colorado keeps complaints and any resulting discipline confidential, except in rare cases in which a judge is publicly censured or removed by the state Supreme Court. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Anonymous quantitative surveys can identify patterns across teams, functions and organizational levels, while confidential qualitative interviews or focus groups can reveal the experiences and organizational conditions behind those patterns. — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 But unlike most universities, its location is strictly confidential, and students don’t pay tuition. — Laura Emiko Soltis, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Adjective

The dining room has 28 seats, a private event space holds 10, and the menu proposes just three Milanese and Lombardian dishes for each of the antipasti, primi, and secondi courses (four for dessert).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your 4th House quincunxes Saturn in your 9th, creating a mismatch between private realities and bigger plans involving travel, education, beliefs, or the future.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of private

Adjective

If location isn’t all-important to you, you’ll still be taken in by the property’s palatial restaurant, secret garden above the bustling street, and relaxing pool—undoubtedly one of the longest in Lisbon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bridgers first shared the new material in May at a club in New Mexico, kicking off a series of phone-free, secret pop-up shows at smaller venues across the country that culminated with Madison Square Garden in New York on June 4.

— Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of secret

Adjective

Many of the documents contained classified information for executive intelligence briefings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
The release also included records tracing the origins of the classified investigation into the documents and investigators’ preparations for a possible search and trial.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

Adjective

The lawsuits, in his eyes, are simply cases of personal misfortune and landlord greed.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Meta has pressed ahead with its own personal AI agent, launching its Muse agent in early September, modeled on the open-source AI agent OpenClaw.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Injury update Center Walker Kessler (finger) and guard Collin Sexton (lower body) both missed their third straight preseason game, while forward Ziaire Williams (undisclosed) missed his second straight.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The Perry Street litigation finally ended in August 2024 following an undisclosed settlement — just one month after Erica signed the lease for 150 Charles.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of undisclosed

Adjective

But then Mehmet is let go from his job teaching esoteric music practices to university students and the household’s sole steady source of income is gone.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Some say the public backlash to AI, and OpenAI, is partly because messaging from the leading labs can be esoteric, rather than grounded in the day-to-day benefits of AI, and in some cases, downright frightening.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of esoteric

Adjective

Their directorial feature debut provides an intimate look behind the scenes of a film set of legendary British director and gay rights activist Derek Jarman, including such famous names as Tilda Swinton and costume designer Sandy Powell.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Although the restaurant downstairs might be the main attraction, those looking for an intimate, lavish escape are hard-pressed to find anything more decadent than The Witchery's nine suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimate

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