confidential

Meaning

1. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
2. (dated) Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
3. (dated) Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

Opposite of

public, on the record

Synonyms

secret

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private

classified

inside

trusty

hidden

informal

trusting

personal

privacy

concealed

unrevealed

esoteric

reserved

top secret

tete-a-tete

trustworthy

undercover

undisclosed

believable

sub-rosa

chummy

closet

confided

covert

family circle

fiducial

fiduciary

intimate

mysterious

privileged

privy

reliant

Translations

confidentiel

confidencial

confidenziale

vertraulich

vertrouwelijk

confidencial

confidencial

riservato

geheim

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απόρρητος

εμμπιστευτικός

εμπιστευτικός

famigliare

secret

㊙️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/

Etymology

From Latin confidentia + -al.