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Another word for private

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Adjective

  1. Belonging to, relating to, or affecting a particular person

    See also:

    specific

  2. Belonging or confined to a particular person or group as opposed to the public or the government

    See also:

    specific

  3. Known about by very few

    See also:

    show

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Another word for private

Modifier
  1. See also:

    solitary

    secret

    own

    isolated

    individual

    hidden

    Antonyms:
Noun
  1. See also:

    soldier

    sailor

Idioms:

    in-private

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Sentence Examples

  • I'm trying to have a private conversation here.

  • I should have shown it to you in private - prepared you for it.

  • Mortgages for all of us were quickly processed through a private bank owned by one of Merrill Cooms' entities.

  • This is private property.

  • A private deal is a private deal.

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