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confidential
[ kon-fi-den-shuhl ]
adjective
- spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret:
a confidential remark.
Synonyms: private, restricted
- indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters:
a confidential tone of voice.
- having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs:
a confidential secretary.
Synonyms: private, trustworthy
- (of information, a document, etc.)
- bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
- limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification ( def 5 ).
confidential
/ ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl /
adjective
- spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
- entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs
a confidential secretary
- suggestive of or denoting intimacy
a confidential approach
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Derived Forms
- ˌconfiˈdentially, adverb
- ˌconfiˌdentiˈality, noun
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Other Words From
- confi·denti·ali·ty confi·dential·ness noun
- confi·dential·ly adverb
- noncon·fi·dential adjective
- noncon·fi·dential·ly adverb
- noncon·fi·dential·ness noun
- noncon·fi·denti·ali·ty noun
- quasi-confi·dential adjective
- quasi-confi·dential·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confidential1
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Example Sentences
A year later, the suit ended in a settlement, the details of which remain confidential.
The provision of confidential details to the IG does not mean that they will be publicly released.
Now the Supreme Leader has thrown the confidential details out into the open and marked his line in the sand.
In recent months Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has insisted on keeping the negotiating details confidential.
But L.A. Confidential was important for temporarily resuscitating film noir.
Nine lusty-lunged adults in that one room prohibited confidential speech.
As soon as Michael made sure of the duel, he saw his confidential clerk.
It emboldens me to ask another favor—that you will regard what I have told you of my plans as confidential.
He entreated her to bear in mind that the disclosures of the afternoon were strictly confidential.
Amongst well-bred persons, every conversation is considered in a measure confidential.
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