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[ kon-fi-den-shuhl ] / ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confidential ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivespoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark. 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. (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).
Origin of confidentialFirst recorded in 1645–55; from Latin confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR confidential1 restricted, private. 2 intimate, familiar. 3 trusted, trustworthy, private. SEE SYNONYMS FOR confidential ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for confidential3. See familiar. OTHER WORDS FROM confidentialcon·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, con·fi·den·tial·ness, nouncon·fi·den·tial·ly, adverbnon·con·fi·den·tial, adjectivenon·con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb non·con·fi·den·tial·ness, nounnon·con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, nounqua·si-con·fi·den·tial, adjectivequa·si-con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb Words nearby confidentialconfidence limits, confidence man, confidence trick, confident, confidente, confidential, confidential communication, confidential informant, confidentiality, confiding, configurate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confidentialThe provision of confidential details to the IG does not mean that they will be publicly released. The Peace Corps' Awful Secret|Tim Mak|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now the Supreme Leader has thrown the confidential details out into the open and marked his line in the sand. Iran Supreme Leader Spills the Nuke Talk Secrets|IranWire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST But L.A. Confidential was important for temporarily resuscitating film noir. The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST There was a question period and someone asked, “We hear L.A. Confidential is going to be made into a movie.” The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The guy in L.A. Confidential is very repressed and conservative. The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST What I have to do as the confidential agent of another, I do. Great Expectations|Charles Dickens As the Bascha's engineer and confidential adviser, Mr Werne was compelled to direct this work. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851|Various He says he 'll send off a confidential messenger at once to Garibaldi's camp with a letter for Tony. Tony Butler|Charles James Lever The most confidential ministers dared not assume any familiarity with the President. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI|John Lord Meanwhile, let me impress upon you that I particularly wish this meeting to be considered a confidential one. Haviland's Chum|Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for confidential
adjectivespoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairsa confidential secretary suggestive of or denoting intimacya confidential approach Derived forms of confidentialconfidentiality or confidentialness, nounconfidentially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to confidentialclassified, hush-hush, private, intimate, arcane, closet, inside, off the record, privy, hushed, backdoor |