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confidential
[ kon-fi-den-shuhl ]
adjective
- spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret:
a confidential remark.
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- indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters:
a confidential tone of voice.
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- having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs:
a confidential secretary.
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- (of information, a document, etc.)
- bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
- limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification ( def 5 ).
confidential
/ ˌɒԴɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
- spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
- entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs
a confidential secretary
- suggestive of or denoting intimacy
a confidential approach
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԴھˈԳپ, adverb
- ˌDzԴھˌԳپˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DzЭ·t·i·ٲ DzЭ·t·Ա noun
- DzЭ·t· adverb
- ԴDzcDz·ھ·t adjective
- ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·ly adverb
- ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·ness noun
- ԴDzcDz·ھ·t·i·ٲ noun
- ܲȴ-DzЭ·t adjective
- quasi-DzЭ·t· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of confidential1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Dean wrote a confidential memorandum addressing "how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies."
Its latest effort to bring the press to heel came on April 25, when news leaked of the Justice Department’s intention to aggressively pursue journalists who receive leaked information from confidential government sources.
He declined to identify other large potential tenants in the market because their searches are confidential, he said.
Federal law requires the agency to keep the full database confidential.
She ran up against a byzantine system of confidential databases and inconsistent data entry processes that left her with few answers as to why the restraining order was not enforced.
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