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private

modif.

special, separate, sequestered, retired, secluded, withdrawn, removed, not open, behind the scenes, off the record, privy, in camera (Latin), clandestine, single; see also hidden 2, individual 1, isolated, own, secret 1, solitary.

Antonyms public*, open, exposed.

in private

privately, personally, not publicly; see secretly.

private Synonyms

private

n.

enlisted man, infantryman; private first class; see sailor, soldier.

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Another word for private

adjective

Belonging to, relating to, or affecting a particular person:
individual, personal. See specific
Belonging or confined to a particular person or group as opposed to the public or the government:
personal, privy. See specific
Known about by very few:
auricular, confidential, inside, secret. (Informal) hush-hush. See show