confidentialadjective
uk/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/us/ˌkɑːn.fəˈden.ʃəl/C1 secret, often in a formal, business, or military situation:
All information will be treated as strictly confidential.
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- A person's medical records are confidential.
- We have certain reasons for our decision, which have to remain confidential.
- He locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet.
- The letter was marked 'Personal. Strictly confidential.'
- Someone has leaked confidential government information to the press.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- gatepost
- lid
- lip
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- secret
- skeleton
- sweep
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confidentially
adverb uk/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl.i/us/ˌkɑːn.fəˈden.ʃəl.i/
Can I speak to you confidentially?
All information supplied will be treated confidentially.