Definition of confidential in English:

confidential

adjective kɒnfɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)lˌkɑnfəˈdɛn(t)ʃəl

1Intended to be kept secret.
confidential information
Example sentencesExamples
- All information will be treated as confidential.
- In particular both of them had confidential information and used that information to buy and sell shares.
- Bedfordshire on Sunday obtained this confidential information under the Freedom of Information Act.
- When you arrive, you will be asked to complete a health check questionnaire and undergo a confidential interview.
- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
- I think, with all due respect, there is often a lot of exaggeration about the confidential nature of undercover material.
- This information was plainly not intended to be confidential.
- This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.
- More importantly, there is no property in confidential information, such as business secrets and examination papers.
- But of course, I got to see all kinds of information the site managers thought was confidential.
- This information will be treated as confidential and might help stamp out vandalism around the church.
- It also covers taking proper precautions to ensure that confidential information does not fall into the wrong hands.
- We worked very hard to keep any information that they provide us confidential.
- All information is free of charge and very confidential.
- The first public interest is the preservation of the right of organisations, as of individuals, to keep secret confidential information.
- Personal information concerning research participants should be kept confidential.
- To date, the Ministry of Health has not been requesting any additional information which may be considered confidential.
- But for now they are keeping the final details of this revolutionary product confidential.
- Yes, because that does not seek to protect only confidential information or trade secrets.
- We have received much more confidential and secret information than this in my time on this and other courts.
Synonyms
private, personal, intimate, privileged, quiet
secret, top secret, sensitive, classified, restricted, non-public, unofficial, off the record, not for publication, not for circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed, under wraps, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished
Latin sub rosa
informal hush-hush, mum
archaic privy
1. 1.1 (of a person's tone of voice) indicating that what one says is private or secret.
  he dropped his voice to a confidential whisper
  Example sentencesExamples
  You get this letter which starts in a very confidential tone.
  His voice is lost in a confidential whisper.
  They held champagne glasses and leaned together, talking in confidential whispers.
  He said it just as he had before, in a confidential whisper.
  Gone was the perfunctory, toneless reading; he spoke slowly, ran the scale from a confidential whisper to a triumphant boom (for future reference, an aide in the audience noted where he talked too fast and where too slowly).
  This makes it tough for progressive schools in which the confidential whisper of the counsellor has replaced the swish of the cane.
  Have you, they ask in confidential tones, recently bought an item for close to £500 online?
2. 1.2attributive Entrusted with private or restricted information.
  a confidential secretary
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the end of a year his master, well satisfied with his conduct, received him into his house, and subsequently made him his confidential assistant.
  She could barely believe that the man she had married could have acted in this way, conspiring with the lords to murder her confidential secretary and then dissolving Parliament without consulting her.
  And it's perfectly understandable why he would want to choose someone of compatible political views to be his confidential assistant.
  And as a precondition, he insisted on bringing her with him to the CIA as his confidential assistant.
  Synonyms
  privileged, restricted, exclusive, secret, private, intimate

Rhymes

cadential, consequential, credential, deferential, differential, essential, evidential, existential, experiential, exponential, influential, intelligential, irreverential, jurisprudential, penitential, pestilential, potential, preferential, presidential, providential, prudential, quintessential, referential, residential, reverential, sapiential, sciential, sentential, sequential, tangential, torrential

Definition of confidential in US English:

confidential

adjectiveˌkänfəˈden(t)SHəlˌkɑnfəˈdɛn(t)ʃəl

1Intended to be kept secret.
confidential information
knowledge that was privileged and confidential
Example sentencesExamples
- We have received much more confidential and secret information than this in my time on this and other courts.
- In particular both of them had confidential information and used that information to buy and sell shares.
- Yes, because that does not seek to protect only confidential information or trade secrets.
- The first public interest is the preservation of the right of organisations, as of individuals, to keep secret confidential information.
- More importantly, there is no property in confidential information, such as business secrets and examination papers.
- To date, the Ministry of Health has not been requesting any additional information which may be considered confidential.
- But for now they are keeping the final details of this revolutionary product confidential.
- It also covers taking proper precautions to ensure that confidential information does not fall into the wrong hands.
- I think, with all due respect, there is often a lot of exaggeration about the confidential nature of undercover material.
- All information will be treated as confidential.
- Bedfordshire on Sunday obtained this confidential information under the Freedom of Information Act.
- When you arrive, you will be asked to complete a health check questionnaire and undergo a confidential interview.
- This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed.
- All information is free of charge and very confidential.
- Personal information concerning research participants should be kept confidential.
- But of course, I got to see all kinds of information the site managers thought was confidential.
- This information will be treated as confidential and might help stamp out vandalism around the church.
- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
- This information was plainly not intended to be confidential.
- We worked very hard to keep any information that they provide us confidential.
Synonyms
private, personal, intimate, privileged, quiet
1. 1.1 (of a person's tone of voice) indicating that what one says is private or secret.
  he dropped his voice to a confidential whisper
  Example sentencesExamples
  Gone was the perfunctory, toneless reading; he spoke slowly, ran the scale from a confidential whisper to a triumphant boom (for future reference, an aide in the audience noted where he talked too fast and where too slowly).
  He said it just as he had before, in a confidential whisper.
  You get this letter which starts in a very confidential tone.
  This makes it tough for progressive schools in which the confidential whisper of the counsellor has replaced the swish of the cane.
  They held champagne glasses and leaned together, talking in confidential whispers.
  His voice is lost in a confidential whisper.
  Have you, they ask in confidential tones, recently bought an item for close to £500 online?
2. 1.2 Entrusted with private or restricted information.
  a confidential secretary
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the end of a year his master, well satisfied with his conduct, received him into his house, and subsequently made him his confidential assistant.
  She could barely believe that the man she had married could have acted in this way, conspiring with the lords to murder her confidential secretary and then dissolving Parliament without consulting her.
  And as a precondition, he insisted on bringing her with him to the CIA as his confidential assistant.
  And it's perfectly understandable why he would want to choose someone of compatible political views to be his confidential assistant.
  Synonyms
  privileged, restricted, exclusive, secret, private, intimate

单词	confidential
释义	Definition of confidential in English: confidential adjective kɒnfɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)lˌkɑnfəˈdɛn(t)ʃəl 1Intended to be kept secret. confidential information Example sentencesExamples All information will be treated as confidential. In particular both of them had confidential information and used that information to buy and sell shares. Bedfordshire on Sunday obtained this confidential information under the Freedom of Information Act. When you arrive, you will be asked to complete a health check questionnaire and undergo a confidential interview. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. I think, with all due respect, there is often a lot of exaggeration about the confidential nature of undercover material. This information was plainly not intended to be confidential. This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. More importantly, there is no property in confidential information, such as business secrets and examination papers. But of course, I got to see all kinds of information the site managers thought was confidential. This information will be treated as confidential and might help stamp out vandalism around the church. It also covers taking proper precautions to ensure that confidential information does not fall into the wrong hands. We worked very hard to keep any information that they provide us confidential. All information is free of charge and very confidential. The first public interest is the preservation of the right of organisations, as of individuals, to keep secret confidential information. Personal information concerning research participants should be kept confidential. To date, the Ministry of Health has not been requesting any additional information which may be considered confidential. But for now they are keeping the final details of this revolutionary product confidential. Yes, because that does not seek to protect only confidential information or trade secrets. We have received much more confidential and secret information than this in my time on this and other courts. Synonyms private, personal, intimate, privileged, quiet secret, top secret, sensitive, classified, restricted, non-public, unofficial, off the record, not for publication, not for circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed, under wraps, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished Latin sub rosa informal hush-hush, mum archaic privy 1.1 (of a person's tone of voice) indicating that what one says is private or secret. he dropped his voice to a confidential whisper Example sentencesExamples You get this letter which starts in a very confidential tone. His voice is lost in a confidential whisper. They held champagne glasses and leaned together, talking in confidential whispers. He said it just as he had before, in a confidential whisper. Gone was the perfunctory, toneless reading; he spoke slowly, ran the scale from a confidential whisper to a triumphant boom (for future reference, an aide in the audience noted where he talked too fast and where too slowly). This makes it tough for progressive schools in which the confidential whisper of the counsellor has replaced the swish of the cane. Have you, they ask in confidential tones, recently bought an item for close to £500 online? 1.2attributive Entrusted with private or restricted information. a confidential secretary Example sentencesExamples At the end of a year his master, well satisfied with his conduct, received him into his house, and subsequently made him his confidential assistant. She could barely believe that the man she had married could have acted in this way, conspiring with the lords to murder her confidential secretary and then dissolving Parliament without consulting her. And it's perfectly understandable why he would want to choose someone of compatible political views to be his confidential assistant. And as a precondition, he insisted on bringing her with him to the CIA as his confidential assistant. Synonyms privileged, restricted, exclusive, secret, private, intimate Rhymes cadential, consequential, credential, deferential, differential, essential, evidential, existential, experiential, exponential, influential, intelligential, irreverential, jurisprudential, penitential, pestilential, potential, preferential, presidential, providential, prudential, quintessential, referential, residential, reverential, sapiential, sciential, sentential, sequential, tangential, torrential Definition of confidential in US English: confidential adjectiveˌkänfəˈden(t)SHəlˌkɑnfəˈdɛn(t)ʃəl 1Intended to be kept secret. confidential information knowledge that was privileged and confidential Example sentencesExamples We have received much more confidential and secret information than this in my time on this and other courts. In particular both of them had confidential information and used that information to buy and sell shares. Yes, because that does not seek to protect only confidential information or trade secrets. The first public interest is the preservation of the right of organisations, as of individuals, to keep secret confidential information. More importantly, there is no property in confidential information, such as business secrets and examination papers. To date, the Ministry of Health has not been requesting any additional information which may be considered confidential. But for now they are keeping the final details of this revolutionary product confidential. It also covers taking proper precautions to ensure that confidential information does not fall into the wrong hands. I think, with all due respect, there is often a lot of exaggeration about the confidential nature of undercover material. All information will be treated as confidential. Bedfordshire on Sunday obtained this confidential information under the Freedom of Information Act. When you arrive, you will be asked to complete a health check questionnaire and undergo a confidential interview. This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. All information is free of charge and very confidential. Personal information concerning research participants should be kept confidential. But of course, I got to see all kinds of information the site managers thought was confidential. This information will be treated as confidential and might help stamp out vandalism around the church. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This information was plainly not intended to be confidential. We worked very hard to keep any information that they provide us confidential. Synonyms private, personal, intimate, privileged, quiet 1.1 (of a person's tone of voice) indicating that what one says is private or secret. he dropped his voice to a confidential whisper Example sentencesExamples Gone was the perfunctory, toneless reading; he spoke slowly, ran the scale from a confidential whisper to a triumphant boom (for future reference, an aide in the audience noted where he talked too fast and where too slowly). He said it just as he had before, in a confidential whisper. You get this letter which starts in a very confidential tone. This makes it tough for progressive schools in which the confidential whisper of the counsellor has replaced the swish of the cane. They held champagne glasses and leaned together, talking in confidential whispers. His voice is lost in a confidential whisper. Have you, they ask in confidential tones, recently bought an item for close to £500 online? 1.2 Entrusted with private or restricted information. a confidential secretary Example sentencesExamples At the end of a year his master, well satisfied with his conduct, received him into his house, and subsequently made him his confidential assistant. She could barely believe that the man she had married could have acted in this way, conspiring with the lords to murder her confidential secretary and then dissolving Parliament without consulting her. And as a precondition, he insisted on bringing her with him to the CIA as his confidential assistant. And it's perfectly understandable why he would want to choose someone of compatible political views to be his confidential assistant. Synonyms privileged, restricted, exclusive, secret, private, intimate
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