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

Al-Zaidi’s visit parallels a trip by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last November, when the White House announced hundreds of billions of dollars in private and public commitments by the two countries. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Several were taken to UofL Hospital by emergency services, while others arrived in private vehicles. — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2026

Paleontologists generally believe that once a fossil ends up in private hands, it is lost to science. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

The growing power and dominance of mega VCs is part of a larger winner-take-most shift in private markets and alternatives. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026