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 In 2022, the court convicted two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association for intimidating witnesses by publicizing leaked confidential documents. — CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 After Rea agreed to video call and show the drugs to the confidential source, federal agents tracked him and an associate to the apartment building on Olympic Boulevard, FBI special agent Brent James wrote in an affidavit. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Either side also can submit an additional confidential letter to the court. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026 Separately, the pilots’ union argued in its objection to the Google deal that some safety records should remain confidential even after de-identification. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Adjective

Taurus April 20 – May 20 Something private may finally make more sense to you.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Backstory This historic property was originally a private homestead that transitioned into a store in the late 1700s and finally turned into a guest house in the 20th century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of private

Adjective

National Sugar Day is October 15, so maybe that’s when Swift’s going to share her secret announcement.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Based on the novel by Daniel Pinkwater, Lizard Music follows a boy (Leber) left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music — a hidden door to the extraordinary then swinging open.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of secret

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Roughly half an hour in, Yabuki meets Gwen (Lily James), an FBI agent on a classified assignment to look for the missing daughter of a high-ranking politician and potential Vice President of the United States.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Even worse, her father went missing nearly a year ago while serving on a classified government mission.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of classified

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Alas, poor Bryan is about to learn the hard way that change — as the saying goes — is as hard to outrun as an ever-growing zombie rat king with 37 different limbs and a weirdly personal vendetta.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
In 1981, Soviet spy Vladimir Kuzichkin offered up critical insider information on Iran’s Tudeh Party to Britain’s MI6 in exchange for discreet assistance with a personal affliction that was at the heart of his marital troubles.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Another challenge is that though the Langlands program is sweeping and unifying, the mathematical correspondences themselves are excruciatingly specific and esoteric.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Both are craftsmen, interested in immediate emotional response over esoteric scholarly unpacking.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of esoteric

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