PRIVATE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word private. (close relations)
privately
Best Alternative Words for PRIVATE
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secret | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) • information known only to a special group • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained adjective satellite • not open or public; kept private or not revealed • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods • not openly made known • communicated covertly • not expressed • designed to elude detection • hidden from general view or use • (of information) given in confidence or in secret • indulging only covertly • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding • the next to highest level of official classification for documents | ||||||||
intimate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • someone to whom private matters are confided adjective satellite • marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity • concerning things deeply private and personal • having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere • having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship • used euphemistically to refer to the genitals • involved in a sexual relationship • innermost or essential • thoroughly acquainted through study or experience verb • give to understand • imply as a possibility | ||||||||
personal | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality • of or arising from personality • indicating grammatical person noun • a short newspaper article about a particular person or group adjective satellite • intimately concerning a person's body or physical being | ||||||||
secluded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • hidden from general view or use • providing privacy or seclusion | ||||||||
confidential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • entrusted with private information and the confidence of another • (of information) given in confidence or in secret • denoting confidence or intimacy • the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified | ||||||||
discreet | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint adjective satellite • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic • heedful of potential consequences | ||||||||
exclusive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority noun • a news report that is reported first by one news organization adjective satellite • not divided or shared with others • not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective | ||||||||
hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||||
isolated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not close together in time • being or feeling set or kept apart from others • marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements • cut off or left behind • under forced isolation especially for health reasons • remote and separate physically or socially | ||||||||
quiet | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity • free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound • (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots noun • a period of calm weather • an untroubled state; free from disturbances • the absence of sound • a disposition free from stress or emotion adverb • with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') adjective satellite • not showy or obtrusive • in a softened tone • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • become quiet or quieter • make calm or still | ||||||||
undisturbed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • untroubled by interference or disturbance | ||||||||
bit | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a small piece or quantity of something • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • an indefinitely short time • an instance of some kind • piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding • a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a small fragment • a short performance that is part of a longer program • the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers • the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | ||||||||
individual | nounn | |||||||
adjective • being or characteristic of a single thing or person noun • a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential • a single organism adjective satellite • separate and distinct from others of the same kind • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing • concerning one person exclusively | ||||||||
buck private | nounn | |||||||
noun • an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines | ||||||||
common soldier | nounn | |||||||
noun • an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines | ||||||||
private parts | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • external sex organ |