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private

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of private

1 not known or meant to be known by the general populace

  • that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
Synonyms of private

behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hushed, hush-hush, inside, intimate, nonpublic, privy, secret
Words Related to private

classified, restricted, top secret

silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold

clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert

furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

personal

closeted, concealed, hidden

repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed

backstage, offscreen, offstage
Near Antonyms of private

well-known

advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted

general, popular, prevailing, vulgar

current, prevalent, rife, widespread

communal, shared
Antonyms of private

common, open, public

2 undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others

  • a private investigation of the organizationʼs activities
Synonyms of private

backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded
Words Related to private

back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record

classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed

concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed
Near Antonyms of private

acknowledged, avowed

aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised

unclassified, unrestricted

clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
Antonyms of private

open, overt, public

3 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person

  • club lockers in which private property may be stored
Synonyms of private

idiomatic, individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, privy, separate, singular, subjective, unique
Words Related to private

characteristic, distinctive, intimate

identifying, idiosyncratic

especial, express, special, specific

independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient

custom, customized, specialized
Near Antonyms of private

broad, prevailing, prevalent, widespread

common, normal, regular, typical
Antonyms of private

general, generic, popular, public, shared, universal

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