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PUBLIC Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word public. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PUBLIC

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private
adjectiveadj
adjective

• confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

noun

• an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

adjective satellite

• concerning things deeply private and personal

• concerning one person exclusively

• not expressed

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

covert
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

noun

• a flock of coots

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

adjective satellite

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

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

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

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

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

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

secretive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Alternatives for PRIVATE

Alternatives for CONFIDENTIAL

Alternatives for COVERT

Alternatives for EXCLUSIVE

Alternatives for HIDDEN

Alternatives for INDIVIDUAL

Alternatives for INTIMATE

Alternatives for ISOLATED

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