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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• publicly
• openly
• distantly

• 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
• stealthily
• tête-à-tête
• collusively
• covertly
• furtively
• surreptitiously
• underhanded
• sneakily
• underhand
• underhandedly
• secretively
• conspiratorially

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• publicly
• openly

• publicly
• openly