Synonyms for confidential
ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəlcon·fi·den·tial

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1. confidentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   dern

2. confidentialadjective

   (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.

   Synonyms:
   dern

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. confidential

   Synonyms:
   private, secret, trustworthy, intimate

   Antonyms:
   public, open, patent, official, treacherous, insidious

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. confidentialadjective

   entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

   "a confidential secretary"

   Synonyms:
   secret

   Antonyms:
   distant, public, unclassified, remote

2. confidential, secretadjective

   (of information) given in confidence or in secret

   "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"

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

   Antonyms:
   unclassified, public, remote, distant

3. confidentialadjective

   denoting confidence or intimacy

   "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"

   Synonyms:
   secret

   Antonyms:
   distant, remote, unclassified, public

4. confidentialadjective

   the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

   Synonyms:
   secret

   Antonyms:
   remote, distant, unclassified, public

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1. confidentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   private, not to be disclosed, not to be communicated

2. confidentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   trusty, faithful, to be trusted

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1. List of paraphrases for "confidential":

   confidentiel, secret, confidentiality, sensitive, secrets, classified, secrecy, off-the-record, clandestine, covert, unlisted

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1. White House:

   The idea that the counsel to the President has to turn over protected documents and confidential information is ludicrous, and to imply he can't represent the President of the United States in an impeachment proceeding is completely absurd.

2. Naijo Kaiprampatt:

   They want the same documents that I gave to the U.S. government, but those are supposed to be confidential.

3. Jeb Bush:

   And then you have Hillary Clinton, who was the secretary of state dealing with confidential information, with classified information, thinking it was OK to use a private server? Thinking that her server would be safer than the State Department's firewalls? we need a president that recognizes there are threats in the 21st century that are dramatically different than of 30 years ago.

4. Guy Hiernaux:

   We will probably be in touch Monday or Tuesday to discuss things further, i think he will accept the test because it will be confidential so there is no reason to not do it.

5. Robert Cloninger:

   That just doesn’t give you real intimacy; it doesn’t build your capacity for trust and confidential relationships that are really deep and honest.