Confidential

/ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Confidential

adjective

  1. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

    "The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs."

  2. Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.

    "Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip."

  3. Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

    "a confidential agent; a confidential servant; a confidential whisper"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

classifieddernoff the recordprivateprivilegedsecret

ANTONYMS

on the recordpublic