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

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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

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, 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. Rick Rossein:

   Free speech at a private-sector employer is not a protected right, most Americans, even some law students, believe the First Amendment protects all of us. But it only applies to government, which cannot interfere with our First Amendment rights.

2. Junichi Ishikawa:

   Only the negative aspects of cheaper crude oil have been in focus so far, but attention could turn to its positive attributes if U.S. data on Wednesday can confirm an expansion in private consumption.

3. Global Infrastructure Investor Association:

   Infrastructure as an asset class has emerged from within alternative assets into its own distinct class, private investors in this asset class are likely going to play a crucial role in the coming decades as existing infrastructure across the globe requires updating and new infrastructure is created.

4. Rod Rosenstein:

   The first obligation is generic. It imposes a duty to pursue the national interest over any private interest. That applies equally to all government employees.

5. The ILO:

   The increase in growth in the informal sector versus a reduction in salaried private sector employment is a sign of how precarious employment is becoming in Latin America.

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