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. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

   These were upgraded to confidential, so none of these documents were classified at the time they were sent.

2. Lutz Karpowitz:

   Regardless of what he may or may not have said in the confidential meetings the press had no access to, in my view the reaction illustrates that the currency market is not yet ready to change over to more dollar strength, positive U.S. data or not.

3. White House:

   Throughout his confirmation process, Judge Kavanaugh has had 65 meetings with senators -- including with Sen. Feinstein -- sat through over 30 hours of testimony, addressed over 2,000 questions in a public setting and additional questions in a confidential session. Not until the eve of his confirmation has Sen. Feinstein or anyone raised the specter of new' information' about him.

4. Kazi Muhammad Ziauddin:

   He said there is no way we can open or scan his bag, at first he said 'This is an electric motor.' After further questioning he changed his mind and told us, 'These are cipher machines and very confidential.'.

5. Mark Warner:

   If this kind of discussion is going to take place, we have a process — it's called the Gang of Eight, my hope is that any such briefing needs to bipartisan, and my hope and prayer is that the FBI or the Department of Justice would not in any way be forced to reveal confidential information that would go against 75 years of practice.