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

The legislature approved a $50 million operations endowment, requiring library planners to raise $100 million in private donations, a goal met in 2020. — CBS News, 1 July 2026

But if money is no object there are a couple of active travel tour companies that do not even have group trips and specialize only in private bespoke itineraries. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Gustin disputed those accounts, saying detainees are given headphones at intake and that attorney calls typically take place in private booths. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Developers’ interest and responsibility ends once they’re cleared to start construction, and uncounted troves of material across the state languish in storage, some in private hands. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026