Antonyms for Private
ˈpraɪ vɪtpri·vate

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1. privateadjective

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   bit, private parts, secluded, personal

2. privatenoun

   Pertaining to the genitalia.

   private parts.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

3. privatenoun

   Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.

   Her address is private, you can't have it.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   private parts, bit, personal, secluded

4. privatenoun

   A soldier of the rank of private.

   He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   private parts, personal, secluded, bit

5. privateadjective

   Not publicly known; not open; secret.

   The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   private parts, personal, secluded, bit

6. privateadjective

   Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

   Can we go someplace more private?

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

7. privateadjective

   Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.

   private papers

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   personal, secluded

8. privateadjective

   Not accessible by the public.

   private property.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

9. privateadjective

   Not traded by the public.

   private corporation.

   Antonyms:
   public

   Synonyms:
   personal, secluded

10. privateadjective

    Secretive; reserved.

    He is a very private person.

    Antonyms:
    public

    Synonyms:
    secluded, personal

11. privateadjective

    Not shared with another patient.

    Synonyms:
    personal, secluded

    Antonyms:
    public

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. private

   Antonyms:
   general, public, open, unconcealed

   Synonyms:
   special, peculiar, individual, secret, not public, retired, privy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. private, buck private, common soldieradjective

   an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

   "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"

   Antonyms:
   unrestricted, impersonal, unexclusive, open, semipublic, national, public, state-supported, in the public eye(p), outward

   Synonyms:
   buck private, common soldier, private

2. privateadjective

   confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

   "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

   Antonyms:
   in the public eye(p), public, national, state-supported, open, unrestricted, outward, semipublic, impersonal, unexclusive

   Synonyms:
   secret, individual(a)

3. privateadjective

   concerning things deeply private and personal

   "private correspondence"; "private family matters"

   Antonyms:
   impersonal, unrestricted, state-supported, open, in the public eye(p), semipublic, public, national, unexclusive, outward

   Synonyms:
   secret, individual(a)

4. individual(a), privateadjective

   concerning one person exclusively

   "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"

   Antonyms:
   semipublic, public, impersonal, unrestricted, in the public eye(p), state-supported, outward, unexclusive, open, national

5. secret, privateadjective

   not expressed

   "secret (or private) thoughts"

   Antonyms:
   in the public eye(p), unrestricted, impersonal, national, outward, public, semipublic, open, unexclusive, state-supported

   Synonyms:
   underground, occult, private, surreptitious, individual(a), undercover, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, mysterious, mystic, hidden, privy, clandestine, secluded, cloak-and-dagger, orphic, unavowed, confidential, hole-and-corner(a), mystical

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1. privateadjective

   Synonyms:
   personal, individual, secret, secluded, covert, sequestered, hidden, unrevealed

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1. illustrated

   illustrated magazine

   Submitted by anonymous on May 14, 2020  

How to use Private in a sentence?

1. Kevin Stallings:

   It was reminiscent of the first 30 minutes of the movie 'Saving Private Ryan,'.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   After more than 1,500 nights away from my home, it is time. I may run again for public office, but not in 2018, for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker (Paul) Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.

3. Amy Ott:

   As a private Catholic high school, we adhere to teaching our students moral values which include modesty, we want all students to feel beautiful in what they wear while also adhering to our values as a Catholic school.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Our private sector must stop taking cues from the Outrage-Industrial Complex.

5. Cary Elwes:

   Ted Cruz represents, in my humble opinion, the whole fire swamp of Washington, in private they share their dismay at the man [ Donald Trump ], but in public they support everything he does, no matter how insane.

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