Synonyms of in private

in private

phrase

1

as in personally

in person and usually privately

Can I please speak with you in private?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• personally
• face-to-face
• in secret
• immediately
• tête-à-tête
• directly
• secretly
• intimately
• familiarly
• confidentially

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• publicly
• openly
• distantly

2

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others

She told me in private that she's been having a hard time adjusting.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• publicly
• openly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in private

Know More Waters is one of a number of senior members of Congress that fellow Democrats are grumbling about in private for being delinquent on their dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

However, many of Borobudur’s other artifacts — including Buddha heads removed from their bodies — remain in museums in the US and Europe, as well as likely in private collections. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Szabo told the committee that LA28 has shared information on $1-million-plus contracts in private meetings but not in its public report, as required in a 2021 contract. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

But in private conversations, the regime’s elites remain quite nervous. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026