Private Synonyms

104 private synonyms include personal, one's own, individual, particular, special, exclusive, privately owned, confidential, strictly confidential, and secret. Private is an adjective, and its antonyms are open and public. Here are some additional synonyms for "private" with example sentences.

Another word for Private

104 other ways to say private.

1. individual

2. confidential

  • unofficial  
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  • top secret  
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  • tête-à-tête  
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  • surreptitious  
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  • strictly confidential  
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  • secret
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  • privileged  
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  • one-on-one  
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  • off the record  
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  • offstage  
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  • not to be made public  
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  • not to be disclosed  
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  • not for publication  
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  • in camera  
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  • hush-hush  
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  • covert  
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  • confidential  
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  • closet  
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  • classified
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  • clandestine  
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  • backstage  
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3. secret

4. introvert

  • withdrawn  
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  • unsocial  
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  • unsociable  
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  • ungregarious  
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  • unforthcoming  
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  • uncommunicative  
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  • solitary  
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  • self-contained  
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  • secretive  
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  • retiring  
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  • reticent  
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  • reserved  
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  • reclusive  
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  • non-communicative  
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  • media-shy  
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  • introverted  
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  • introvert  
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  • insular  
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  • hermitic  
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  • hermit-like  
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  • discreet  
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5. secluded

6. undisturbed

  • without interruption  
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  • without disturbance  
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  • uninterrupted  
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  • undisturbed  
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  • by ourselves  
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  • alone
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7. privatized

  • privatized  
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  • private-enterprise  
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  • non-state-run  
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  • non-state-controlled  
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  • non-public  
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  • independent
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  • denationalized  
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  • commercial  
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8. trooper

  • troopie  
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  • trooper  
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  • Tommy Atkins  
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  • Tommy  
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  • swaddy  
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  • swad  
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  • squaddie  
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  • sapper  
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  • ranker  
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  • private soldier  
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  • poilu  
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  • jawan  
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  • infantryman  
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  • grunt  
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  • GI  
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  • foot soldier  
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  • enlisted man  
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  • digger  
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  • common soldier  
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  • buck private  
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Use private in a Sentence

He owns a private business.

It’s a private matter between them.

Let’s discuss this in private.

She enjoys her private time.

This is a private matter.