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 mitigation plan is considered part of Christensen’s personnel files and is confidential, Ames said. —

Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026 Pitt had initially demanded 126 confidential documents, later reduced to 22, to no avail. —

Cathy Tran, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026 The county’s public health officer was provided access, but county officials say that inspection did not include access to medical records, confidential interviews with detainees, and a review of facility health policies. —

City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 All calls will be kept confidential. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Adjective

Other businesses also opted to restrict open carry on their private property.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
The clip, shared on X, appears to show Zahra Billoo, executive director of the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR-CA, discussing how supporters should approach expressing controversial sentiments in public versus private settings.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026