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confidentialconfidential /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl◂/ ●●○ adjective ► keep ... confidential Both sides agreed to keep their financial agreement confidential. ► strictly confidential What I’m telling you is strictly confidential. THESAURUSfeelings/information► private private feelings, information, or opinions are only for you or your close family or friends to know about: Some of her private documents were published after her death. Don’t read that – it’s private. ► personal personal means the same as private: He asked a lot of questions about my personal life that I did not answer. ► secret known or felt only by you, and not talked about or shown to anyone else: Dreams may show us our secret desires. ► innermost private and strongly felt or believed: Collins expressed her innermost feelings in her poetry. ► intimate relating to very private or personal matters, especially things like sex: I’m not going to discuss the intimate details of my relationship with my wife with a stranger. ► none of somebody’s business informal private and not something that someone else should ask about: It’s none of your business what I do in my free time. ► confidential formal private and not to be shown to or discussed with other people. Used about information, documents, etc.: All medical records are completely confidential. ► classified ordered by the government to be kept secret: He is accused of giving classified information to the press. known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others► secretknown about by only a few people and kept hidden from others: The report contained secret information. The government held secret meetings with the rebels. ► confidential secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people. Used especially in business, legal, or other official language: These files are confidential and cannot leave the office. ► classified kept secret by the government: The soldier was accused of posting classified information on the Internet. ► sensitive secret and likely to cause problems if people know: The report contained sensitive information on the situation in Iraq. ► covert done secretly, especially by a government organization: The CIA carried out covert operations in the country. ► undercover done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: The police mounted an undercover operation to break the drug-smuggling ring. ► clandestine organized and carried out in secret: The two crime bosses held a clandestine meeting in an old warehouse. ► private about your personal life and kept secret from other people: My family problems are private, and I do not wish to discuss them. 1spoken or written in secret, and intended to be kept secret: A confidential government report was leaked to the press. Both sides agreed to keep their financial agreement confidential. What I’m telling you is strictly confidential.► see thesaurus at private1, secret12a confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying: His voice lowered to a confidential whisper.3a confidential secretary is one who is trusted with secret information—confidentially adverb |