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confidential

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of confidential

not known or meant to be known by the general populace

someone leaked confidential government information to the press

Synonyms of confidential

behind-the-scenes, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, inside, intimate, nonpublic, private, privy, secret

Words Related to confidential

classified, restricted, top secret

silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold

clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert

furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

closeted, concealed, hidden

repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed

backstage, offscreen, offstage

Near Antonyms of confidential

advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted

general, popular, prevailing, vulgar

current, prevalent, rife, widespread

communal, shared

Antonyms of confidential

common, open, public

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