Synonyms for private
ˈpraɪ vɪtpri·vate

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1. privateadjective

   Synonyms:
   bit, private parts, secluded, personal

   Antonyms:
   public

2. privatenoun

   Pertaining to the genitalia.

   private parts.

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

   Antonyms:
   public

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.

   Synonyms:
   private parts, bit, personal, secluded

   Antonyms:
   public

4. privatenoun

   A soldier of the rank of private.

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

   Synonyms:
   private parts, personal, secluded, bit

   Antonyms:
   public

5. privateadjective

   Not publicly known; not open; secret.

   The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private.

   Synonyms:
   private parts, personal, secluded, bit

   Antonyms:
   public

6. privateadjective

   Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.

   Can we go someplace more private?

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

   Antonyms:
   public

7. privateadjective

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

   private papers

   Synonyms:
   personal, secluded

   Antonyms:
   public

8. privateadjective

   Not accessible by the public.

   private property.

   Synonyms:
   secluded, personal

   Antonyms:
   public

9. privateadjective

   Not traded by the public.

   private corporation.

   Synonyms:
   personal, secluded

   Antonyms:
   public

10. privateadjective

    Secretive; reserved.

    He is a very private person.

    Synonyms:
    secluded, personal

    Antonyms:
    public

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

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

   Antonyms:
   general, public, open, unconcealed

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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"

   Synonyms:
   buck private, common soldier

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

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"

   Synonyms:
   secret, individual(a)

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

3. privateadjective

   concerning things deeply private and personal

   "private correspondence"; "private family matters"

   Synonyms:
   secret, individual(a)

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

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"

   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

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

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1. privatenoun

   Synonyms:
   secluded, retired, sequestered, isolated

2. privatenoun

   Synonyms:
   individual, personal, special, peculiar, particular

3. privatenoun

   Synonyms:
   secret, privy, CLANDESTINE, close

4. privatenoun

   Synonyms:
   confidential, not to be disclosed or communicated

5. privatenoun

   Synonyms:
   common soldier

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1. privateadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "private":

   privy, closed, deprived, privately, special, privé, privado, private-sector, privately-run, soldier, personal, privately-owned, private-, private-run, privately-managed, camera, privately-operated, particular, private-owned, privat-, civilian-run

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1. Cyndi Murray:

   Walmart, the largest private employer in the country, pays so low that many employees depend on food stamps to survive, they won't change unless they're forced to. That's why the Raise the Wage Act has our full support.

2. David Sapp:

   Not only were the local VA officials not using the land to house homeless vets, but they were actually affirmatively misusing the property by entering into these private-use agreements that had nothing to do with healthcare, housing or otherwise serving veterans.

3. Henry Harteveldt:

   If Etihad were a private sector carrier, it would be unlikely the airline would be able to sustain such extensive losses.

4. Dan Roberts:

   The next level she needs to get to is where she can walk out the back door onto her own private training range and shoot every day.

5. Wall Street.Scott Kessler:

   A lot of these big private companies don't see the benefits of being public, for many, there are multiple negatives. There is much more scrutiny.