Synonyms of confidentially

confidentially

adverb

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others

he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privately
• secretly
• in private
• intimately
• backstage
• in camera
• tête-à-tête
• à deux
• inwardly
• covertly
• conspiratorially
• clandestinely
• secretively
• furtively
• surreptitiously
• stealthily
• sotto voce
• offstage
• collusively
• offscreen
• sneakily
• underhandedly
• underground
• undercover
• underhanded
• underhand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• publicly
• openly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confidentially

OpenAI has confidentially filed its IPO prospectus, but has been under fire in recent months after its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached open-source developer platform Hugging Face. — Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

The company confidentially filed for a potential IPO in June. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Both companies have filed confidentially to go public and are heading toward a listing later this year. — Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026