Regulations in English cricket decree that if a bowler is reported for throwing in a match for a first time, the report remains confidential.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A bundle of confidential documents arrived from my source which I took to read over the weekend.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They also relayed general price information and disclosed confidential future prices on two specific loans for businesses.
The Sun (2010)
The whole process must be strictly confidential.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The document was supposed to be confidential and to keep secret the names of the parties involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Twickenham has begun a hunt for an alleged mole who leaked the confidential documents.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The meeting was confidential but we talked about the affairs of the church.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The regulator also noted an increase in fraudsters sending bulk emails asking for money and confidential information.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Anything personal which is spoken about is confidential.
Wilkinson, Helena Beyond Chaotic Eating (1993)
Both are accused of stealing and passing on confidential documents to the journalists behind the two books.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He is accused of paying for confidential information.
The Sun (2014)
The two men won't go into detail because the design is still confidential.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The pair have since settled out of court, the terms of which are still strictly confidential.
The Sun (2010)
Their meetings are secret, their reports confidential and the results of consultations are often ignored.
Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)
It would be interesting to know what possible justification the department had for attempting to supply confidential information for which it was not asked.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They use the data to track changes in the global temperature, but are legally bound to keep it confidential.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Your call is strictly confidential.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A confidential report has warned the rounds could easily go off when rubbish is burnt or moved by binmen or ramblers.
The Sun (2007)
And in confidential reports they admit they TWICE lost track of him completely when he ended up sleeping rough.
The Sun (2007)
We were very aware of the importance of keeping that information confidential while the World Cup continued.
The Sun (2007)
The source said: 'The judge made it clear that all evidence should remain strictly confidential.
The Sun (2008)
Premiership Rugby has been condemned for keep the findings confidential, prompting claims of a whitewash.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
THE man behind the war logs leak is a homeless rebel devoted to spilling highly sensitive, confidential documents for the world to see.
The Sun (2010)
What is known, so far, is that a former partner has left after giving confidential information about its clients to a trader who used it.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
confidential
British English: confidential /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/ ADJECTIVE
Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret.
This was confidential information about her private life.
American English: confidential
Arabic: سِرّيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: confidencial
Chinese: 机密的
Croatian: povjerljiv
Czech: důvěrný
Danish: fortrolig
Dutch: vertrouwelijk
European Spanish: confidencial
Finnish: luottamuksellinen
French: confidentiel
German: vertraulich
Greek: εμπιστευτικός
Italian: riservato
Japanese: 内密の
Korean: 기밀의
Norwegian: fortrolig
Polish: poufny
European Portuguese: confidencial
Romanian: confidențial
Russian: конфиденциальный
Latin American Spanish: confidencial
Swedish: konfidentiell
Thai: เป็นความลับ
Turkish: gizli
Ukrainian: конфіденційний
Vietnamese: bí mật
Chinese translation of 'confidential'
confidential
(kɔnfɪˈdɛnʃəl)
adj
[report, information]机(機)密的 (jīmì de)
[tone]表示信任的 (biǎoshì xìnrèn de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
spoken or given in confidence
She accused them of leaking confidential information.
Synonyms
secret
Soldiers have been training at a secret location.
private
He held a private meeting with the country's political party leaders.
intimate
She wrote about the intimate details of her family life.
classified
privy (archaic)
off the record
Those remarks were supposed to be off the record.
hush-hush (informal)
Though these meetings were hush-hush there were sometimes leaks.
closed or closed source (computing)
protected (computing)
2 (adjective)
Definition
suggestive of intimacy
He adopted a confidential tone of voice.
Synonyms
secretive
low
Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
soft
When he woke again he could hear soft music.
She spoke in a soft whisper.
hushed
At first we spoke in hushed voices.
3 (adjective)
Definition
entrusted with another's secret affairs
his propensity to treat one as a confidential friend on first meeting
Synonyms
trusted
familiar
the old familiar relationship
faithful
A dog is the most faithful creature you'll ever meet.
I remained faithful to my family.
trustworthy
He is a trustworthy, level-headed teacher.
trusty
a trusty member of the crew
Additional synonyms
in the sense of faithful
Definition
consistently reliable
A dog is the most faithful creature you'll ever meet.I remained faithful to my family.
Synonyms
loyal,
true,
committed,
constant,
attached,
devoted,
dedicated,
reliable,
staunch,
truthful,
dependable,
trusty,
steadfast,
unwavering,
true-blue,
immovable,
unswerving
in the sense of familiar
Definition
friendly and informal
the old familiar relationship
Synonyms
friendly,
close,
dear,
intimate,
confidential,
amicable,
chummy (informal),
buddy-buddy (slang, US, Canadian),
palsy-walsy (informal)
in the sense of hush-hush
Definition
(esp. of official work) secret and confidential
Though these meetings were hush-hush there were sometimes leaks.