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- pronunciation:
- kan
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| 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.
- synonyms:
- private, secret
- similar words:
- hush-hush, intimate, off the record, off-the-record, sensitive, top-secret
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| definition 2: |
denoting secrecy or confidence.
The two colleagues exchanged confidential looks at the meeting.- similar words:
- intimate, private, secret, sly
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| 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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| related words: |
clandestine, invisible, undercover |
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| derivations: |
confidentially (adv.), confidentiality (n.) |
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