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

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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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How to use confidential in a sentence?

1. Safer Care Victoria:

   The clinical risk of infection is low. However, for reassurance, access to confidential testing will be arranged.

2. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

   As we go through the contents of these e-mails... we need to look at whether portions of them need to be upgraded in terms of classification, these were upgraded to confidential, so none of these documents were classified at the time they were sent.

3. 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.

4. Rudy Giuliani:

   Lev Parnas has no right to be talking about that meeting, it was a confidential meeting - if it did happen.

5. Ronald Daigle:

   It was the lowest classification, it was confidential, the lowest you can get, i think the president is looking at this case real closely.