CONFIDENTIAL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

confidential

adjective

ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl

Definition of confidential

as in private

not known or meant to be known by the general populace someone leaked confidential government information to the press

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Recent Examples of confidential Practicing a job interview with real details about an employer, for example, could involve sharing confidential information with a chatbot. — Antonio Perez-Nunez, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Dado Ruvic | Reuters Morgan Stanley’s accidental disclosure of confidential information about its Asia deal pipeline has raised questions over the potential impact on its client relationships. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Under the terms of the agreement, the reports will be kept confidential by the man and his attorneys. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 Leaders need to evaluate how existing infrastructure can support confidential computing, which securely connects data across systems. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confidential

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Adjective

Passengers will enjoy the amenities and seamless nature of private jet travel at a fraction of the cost.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your private 12th House squares Mars in your 9th, stirring big questions about beliefs, travel, learning, or where you are headed next.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of private

Adjective

If location isn’t all-important to you, you’ll still be taken in by the property’s palatial restaurant, secret garden above the bustling street, and relaxing pool—undoubtedly one of the longest in Lisbon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bridgers first shared the new material in May at a club in New Mexico, kicking off a series of phone-free, secret pop-up shows at smaller venues across the country that culminated with Madison Square Garden in New York on June 4.

— Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of secret

Adjective

Many of the documents contained classified information for executive intelligence briefings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
The release also included records tracing the origins of the classified investigation into the documents and investigators’ preparations for a possible search and trial.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of classified

Adjective

The lawsuits, in his eyes, are simply cases of personal misfortune and landlord greed.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Meta has pressed ahead with its own personal AI agent, launching its Muse agent in early September, modeled on the open-source AI agent OpenClaw.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

One live bedbug and an undisclosed number of dead ones were found in room 3407 as inspectors revisited the third floor, where bedbug activity wasn’t found four days prior.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Superhuman, the productivity company formerly known as Grammarly, agreed in June to acquire GPTZero for undisclosed terms.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of undisclosed

Adjective

But then Mehmet is let go from his job teaching esoteric music practices to university students and the household’s sole steady source of income is gone.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Some say the public backlash to AI, and OpenAI, is partly because messaging from the leading labs can be esoteric, rather than grounded in the day-to-day benefits of AI, and in some cases, downright frightening.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of esoteric

Adjective

Their directorial feature debut provides an intimate look behind the scenes of a film set of legendary British director and gay rights activist Derek Jarman, including such famous names as Tilda Swinton and costume designer Sandy Powell.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Although the restaurant downstairs might be the main attraction, those looking for an intimate, lavish escape are hard-pressed to find anything more decadent than The Witchery's nine suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimate

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