Synonyms for confidential
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Secret — kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
Related words
- Word family
- confide confidence
Example sentences
- secret Tom happened to let out the secret to his friends.
- classified These can be classified roughly into three types.
- privileged Sami lived a privileged life thanks to his parents.
- intimate Sami had intimate knowledge of Layla's daily life.
- trustworthy He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| confidential | steady | |
| secret | rising | |
| classified | falling | |
| privileged | rising | |
| intimate | rising | |
| trustworthy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dern1
- 5 letters
- close1, thick1
- 6 letters
- secret2, trusty2
- 7 letters
- private2
- 8 letters
- intimate3
- 10 letters
- classified3, privileged2
- 11 letters
- trustworthy3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secret2 = 2 syllables).