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private

The word “private” has 2 syllables: pri-vate

It's pronounced as /ˈpraɪ.vɪt/

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In the thesaurus, “private” has 84 synonyms and 52 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for private along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for private

Antonyms for private

Meanings of private

  • noun
    1. A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
    2. A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.
    3. (in the plural) The genitals.
    4. A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
    5. Personal interest; particular business.
    6. Privacy; retirement.
    7. One not invested with a public office.
    8. (usually in the plural) A private lesson.
  • adjective
    1. Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
    2. Not accessible by the public.
    3. Not in governmental office or employment.
    4. Not publicly known; not open; secret.
    5. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
    6. Not traded by the public.
    7. Secretive; reserved.
    8. (of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
    9. Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.

Example Sentences

  • They had a private meeting to discuss the contract.
  • The garden is a private area not open to the public.
  • She prefers to keep her thoughts private.
  • The company uses a private server for sensitive data.
  • He attends a private school in the city.

On this page you'll find 136 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to private, such as: aboveboard, acknowledged, advertised, aired, announced, avowed, back-channel.

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Related Words

back-channel

backstage

  • behind the curtain
  • behind-the-scenes
  • clandestine
  • clandestinely
  • classified
  • closet
  • closeted
  • collusive
  • collusively
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • confidentially
  • conspiratorial
  • conspiratorially
  • covert
  • covertly
  • esoteric
  • furtive
  • furtively
  • hidden
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • hushed
  • in a corner
  • in camera
  • in private
  • in secret
  • in the background
  • in the dark
  • inside
  • intimate
  • intimately
  • inwardly
  • nonpublic
  • occult
  • offscreen
  • offstage
  • out of public view
  • personal
  • private
  • privately
  • privy
  • repressed
  • restricted
  • secret
  • secretively
  • secretly
  • silenced
  • silent
  • sneak
  • sneakily
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • sotto voce
  • stealthily
  • stealthy
  • stifled
  • sub-rosa
  • suppressed
  • surreptitious
  • surreptitiously
  • top secret
  • unadvertised
  • unannounced
  • under-the-table
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • underhandedly
  • undisclosed
  • unmentioned
  • unsaid
  • untold

backstairs

eclipsed

idiomatic

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