CONFIDENTIAL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

confidential

adjective

ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl

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 The White House reportedly sent a staff-wide email warning against placing trades and bets using confidential information. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Apr. 2026 The city is under no obligation to assist with billing questions or pay providers in any way, according to the confidential agreement dentists must sign to work in CPS schools. —

Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The agency has challenged the subpoena, arguing the bid for the arbitration decision is an end-run around the confidential nature of the proceedings. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 The process could take months — possibly keeping the report confidential until well after November, when Uthmeier, who was appointed attorney general last year by DeSantis, is up for election for the first time. —

Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Tarrant County Commissioners are set to discuss giving up control of a private road in northwest Tarrant County that is being maintained with county tax dollars.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Fox, 64, has worked for decades with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29 in the early 1990s but kept private until 1998.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026