1. in the sense of individual
- one's own
- personal
- particular
- individual
- exclusive
- special
- privately owned
2. in the sense of confidential
- strictly confidential
- confidential
- top secret
- secret
- unofficial
- classified
- not for publication
- off the record
- not to be disclosed
- not to be made public
- backstage
- closet
- privileged
- offstage
- tête-à-tête
- one-on-one
- clandestine
- covert
- in camera
- surreptitious
- hush-hush
3. in the sense of secret
4. in the sense of introvert
- introvert
- reserved
- self-contained
- introverted
- discreet
- reticent
- non-communicative
- uncommunicative
- unforthcoming
- media-shy
- retiring
- secretive
- unsocial
- ungregarious
- withdrawn
- unsociable
- insular
- solitary
- hermit-like
- reclusive
- hermitic
5. in the sense of secluded
6. in the sense of undisturbed
- uninterrupted
- undisturbed
- without interruption
- without disturbance
- by ourselves
- alone
7. in the sense of privatized
- non-state-controlled
- independent
- privatized
- non-state-run
- non-public
- denationalized
- private-enterprise
- commercial
8. in the sense of trooper
- common soldier
- private soldier
- foot soldier
- infantryman
- sapper
- trooper
- GI
- ranker
- poilu
- enlisted man
- Tommy
- jawan
- Tommy Atkins
- squaddie
- buck private
- grunt
- troopie
- digger
- swaddy
- swad
Example Sentences of Private
1. She enjoys her private time.
2. This is a private matter.
3. He owns a private business.
4. They stayed in a private room.
5. The company offers private services.