PRIVACY Synonyms

• the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

• the act of secluding yourself from others

• the trait of keeping things secret

• the condition of being concealed or hidden

• the state of being secret

• discretion in keeping secret information

• secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed

• a flock of coots

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

• the activity of keeping something secret

• the state of being hidden

• a state of separation between persons or groups

• a feeling of being disliked and alone

• the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it

• a country's withdrawal from international politics

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

• the act of segregating or sequestering

• the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

• a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

• seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

• a state of social isolation

• the state or situation of being alone

• a solitary place

• the condition of being concealed or hidden

• the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others