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 Leaders should be careful about sharing sensitive company information, employee details, legal matters or confidential strategy without the right safeguards. — Rawad Baroud, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The Newsom administration has said that information about office space is confidential. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 1 July 2026 In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Adjective

Gabriella paid off most of his entourage to leave him and the band alone and is now basically his own private Joe Jackson, pressuring him to record nonstop.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The Castro family has been linked, through GAESA chiefly, to a lucrative world of hotels, banks, retail monopolies, foreign-currency businesses, foreign private compounds and offshore accounts.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of private

Adjective

Cap goes rogue with his crew, Iron Man recruits supervillains to take down his fellow hero, and Spider-Man unmasks his secret identity for the first time.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
China is planning a gigantic embassy in London, which will include secret rooms buried next to sensitive communications cables.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of secret

Adjective

Many of the details of the retrofitting on the new plane are considered classified.

— Rachel Scott, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Furthermore, that same outlet, again citing classified documents, in March reported on the munitions Russia is expected to supply with these warplanes.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of classified

Adjective

The measure aims to prevent businesses from offering different prices for shoppers based on personal information that is collected using tracking technology or other surveillance electronic tools, unless the businesses follow certain rules.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Two years later, personal usage had exploded, and the beliefs about impact hadn't moved at all.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Boston first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington starter Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions and undisclosed fines for their roles in the fourth-inning altercation.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
According to a source who spoke to Page Six, Taylor and Travis jetted off to an undisclosed location shortly after his Super Bowl loss to recoup on a romantic getaway.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026

Definition of undisclosed

Adjective

With all that group experience and wealth of individual styles, Play Time try something entirely different for their debut album on the admirably esoteric Balmat label.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
This offers the do-it-yourself warrior a simple, direct route from antiquated lead-acid to state-of-the-art lithium without having to search for esoteric parts online.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of esoteric

Adjective

Veteran rave promoters envision Origin as a 1,000-capacity, Blade Runner–style warehouse with modular patio stages, offering daytime community events that transition into intimate Afro-house and hard-rave nights.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Missoni’s at-home setting offers a much more intimate retail moment rather than a traditional pop-up activation.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

Definition of intimate

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