Synonyms and Antonyms of private
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not known or meant to be known by the general populace
- that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
classified, restricted, top secret
silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold
clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert
furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded
personal
closeted, concealed, hidden
repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed
backstage, offscreen, offstage
well-known
advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted
general, popular, prevailing, vulgar
current, prevalent, rife, widespread
communal, shared
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undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
- a private investigation of the organization's activities
backstairs, behind-the-scenes, clandestine, covert, furtive, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, privy, secret, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded
back-channel, closed-door, off-the-books, off-the-record
classified, confidential, restricted, top secret, undisclosed
concealed, hidden, secreted, subterranean, unadvertised, unexposed
acknowledged, avowed
aboveboard, straightforward, unconcealed, undisguised
unclassified, unrestricted
clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
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of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
- club lockers in which private property may be stored
idiomatic, individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, privy, separate, singular, subjective, unique
characteristic, distinctive, intimate
identifying, idiosyncratic
especial, express, special, specific
independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient
custom, customized, specialized
