confidential

Adjective Satellite

• entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
  • "a confidential secretary"
• (of information) given in confidence or in secret
  • "this arrangement must be kept confidential"
• denoting confidence or intimacy
  • "a confidential approach"
  • "in confidential tone of voice"
• the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

Adj

• Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly
• Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
• Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

Examples

• a confidential agent; a confidential servant; a confidential whisper
• Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.
• The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

Synonyms

secret, classified, dern, off the record, private, privileged

Antonyms

on the record, public

Related Words

confide, confidence