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confidential

/ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/adjective4 syllables

Confidential means: (of information) given in confidence or in secret.

Synonyms for confidential7

adjective, as in (of information) given in confidence or in secret

secret, private

adjective, as in entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

private

adjective, as in denoting confidence or intimacy

close

adjective, as in the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

classified

also used for confidential

off the record, privileged, dern

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What does confidential mean?4

adjective

1

(of information) given in confidence or in secret“this arrangement must be kept confidential”

2

entrusted with private information and the confidence of another“a confidential secretary”

3

denoting confidence or intimacy“a confidential approach”

4

the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with confidential?14

three syllables

potentialessentialsequentialprudential

four syllables

presidentialresidentialinfluentialdifferentialexistentialexponentialpreferentialconsequentialquintessential

five syllables

experiential
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Confidential in a sentence

  • His secretary flatly denied leaking any confidential information.CM
  • This e-mail is confidential and is intended only for the addressees.Leono
  • This e-mail is confidential and may also contain privileged information.unknown
  • Layla's job gave her access to lots of confidential information.OsoHombre
  • Layla's new job gave her access to confidential prison files.OsoHombre
  • The newspapers secured a copy of the confidential document.Nylez
  • Can you work with sensitive and confidential information?Amastan
  • He took him aside to tell him something confidential.carlosalberto

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