Synonyms of confidentiality

confidentiality

noun

as in secrecy

the quality or state of being private or confidential

All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality.

Related Words

• secrecy
• privacy
• prudence
• secretiveness
• discretion
• circumspection
• discreetness
• reticence
• silence
• wariness
• closeness
• taciturnity
• reserve
• subterfuge
• concealment
• stealth
• furtiveness
• underhandedness
• sneakiness
• covertness
• slyness
• shiftiness

Dissimilar Words

• honesty
• openness
• candor
• frankness
• indiscretion
• imprudence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confidentiality

According to Google’s sale filing, the data protections applied to the auction include consumer data—but doesn’t specifically state employee confidentiality. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The Department of Toxic Substances Control didn’t respond to The Sacramento Bee’s inquiry about spaces where attorneys could take confidential phone calls, and CalHR declined to comment on confidentiality concerns. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The public fight over the confidentiality provisions is effectively over — those are already law. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

State and federal privacy laws require the district to protect the confidentiality of students and the rights of teachers, and the district cannot comment directly on the allegations raised during public comment, Bridges said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

The parties should agree, at minimum, on the format and objectives of the talks, the mediators’ roles, the status of representatives, how the agenda is set, how decisions are reached, and how confidentiality and public communications are handled. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Which is why the confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts of CVE-2026-68820 are all rated High. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Specific delivery numbers for Russian-origin material were withheld by regulators to protect commercial confidentiality. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

The officials responding to our survey were granted confidentiality. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026