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confidential

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Synonyms & Antonyms of confidential

not known or meant to be known by the general populace

someone leaked confidential government information to the press

Synonyms for 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

personal

closeted,
concealed,
hidden

repressed,
silenced,
stifled,
suppressed

backstage,
offscreen,
offstage

Near Antonyms for confidential

well-known

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 for confidential

common,
open,
public

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