CONFIDENTIAL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

confidential

adjective

ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl

as in private

not known or meant to be known by the general populace someone leaked confidential government information to the press

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Recent Examples of confidential In addition, longtime Coral Gables police officer Edwin Pagan III, a deputized DEA agent, was charged in November with playing a supporting role in the conspiracy to bribe Costanzo with tens of thousands of dollars for access to confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 The agency, which regularly interacts with and investigates private companies, is home to significant amounts of confidential industry information. —

Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025 Oddly, all entries for Tesla have their narrative redacted due to possibly containing confidential material, a courtesy that was extended to no other automaker bar some (but not all) reports from BMW. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025 The Homeland Security investigation began in October 2023 and used an undercover agent and a confidential informant, according to the document. —

Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for confidential

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The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.

— Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Expectations going into the release were muted, especially following Founder and CEO Robin Li’s absence from President Xi’s historic private economy symposium attended by internet and technology entrepreneurs.

— Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025