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

Groups gather in private rooms lined with flashing lights and TV monitors, pick up the microphone and sing with abandon into the early morning hours. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

While the world is privy to the lore of the Lucky Bag, there’s another superstition Woods followed during last year’s playoff season, this one taking place in private. — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

This is a Cassius Clay who lived in the spotlight and a man who existed in private as well. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

The campus has already attracted more than 500 AI companies and over AED 1 billion ($272 million) in private equity and venture capital investment since its launch in May 2024, according to the Dubai government. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026