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confidential

con·fi·den·tial

confidential

 
 
pronunciation:
kan fih den shl
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: told or communicated only in privacy; secret.
She keeps her confidential correspondence locked in her desk drawer.The information contained in this letter is confidential.
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synonyms:
private, secret
similar words:
hush-hush, intimate, off the record, off-the-record, sensitive, top-secret
definition 2: denoting secrecy or confidence.
The two colleagues exchanged confidential looks at the meeting.
similar words:
intimate, private, secret, sly
definition 3: having the task of keeping another's affairs private.
He's the senior manager's confidential secretary.
similar words:
bosom, personal, private, trusted, trustworthy, trusty
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derivations: confidentially (adv.), confidentiality (n.)
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