confidential
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/
:
confidencial
- This is strictly confidential.
- confidential information
- kept confidential
- strictly confidential
These were explicit confidential court papers, right?
- These were explicit confidential court papers, right?
- I've got to go into that box to get private confidential communications.
- I can't say I I it's confidential.
- Everything he and Sam did for the Allies was confidential.
- And of course, it's not completely confidential.
- And yeah, I bet a good number of those are, in fact, confidential.
- Now think about that satellite imagery, all this other stuff is not confidential.
- You're never going to find out the truth of what their therapist said because therapy is confidential and their therapist isn't going to talk to you.
- U next Intel suing a former employee for theft of confidential files and for allegedly violating trade secrets.
- And I've talked to a number of their colleagues who weren't part of this operation, this confidential project assessment billed it As for Hillary.
- And because these judgments and settlements can be confidential, you may not know any of this when you go to hire someone.
- They treated their internal studies as confidential, with some executive even noting that they wanted this memo destroyed.
- Everyone learned something that should have been confidential, had nothing to do with the case, was deeply personal to her.
- Just before I resigned, though, I was told, I don't know why I was told, but somebody told me in a document that was very confidential.
- Well, the main reason is that employers may be concerned that their employee might reveal confidential information, trade secrets, or marketing strategies.
- It's it's confidential to within reason, like if someone's life is at risk, they will have to step in and call someone else.
- I've talked to so many police officers that have said I don't want to go to the employee assistance program because they say that that's confidential.
Examples
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You realise it's important we keep this confidential?
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Students may feel empowered through the personal and confidential conversations they have with mentors.
Academic text (2011) -
This is a confidential insurance file.
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"Did he ever ask you about any confidential records you kept regarding the deal?"
Fiction book (1997) -
We need to keep this confidential.
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And I want a daily confidential report on her behaviour.
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Of course, you understand this matter is strictly confidential?
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The office also maintains a confidential database of materials that have been challenged.
Academic text (2015) -
All information provided by the respondents was kept confidential, and their names were not associated with any completed questionnaires.
Academic text (2013) -
The doctor assured me that my medical records would remain confidential and not be shared with anyone.
Synonyms
∞
2.2
Not shared with others about a person's life or feelings
∞
2.0
Hidden so other people do not know about it
183
8.1
Information that must be kept secret to protect national security
117
6.8
Done secretly to avoid being seen or known
65
5.9
Information that only a very small number of people are allowed to know
55
4.2
Information that the government keeps private for security reasons
40
8.2
Kept secret because it is illegal or not allowed
28
6.0
Most people do not know about it
19
5.3
Not open to the public and held privately by a small group
15
4.2
A private meeting or place that people keep secret
13
7.5
People keep it secret from most others to avoid being noticed
3
7.4
Very private and known by only a few people
1
7.4
Kept secret and shown only to people with permission
Kept very secret so almost no one knows about it
Not told to others until a set time or event
Antonyms
How Confidential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confidential comes from the Latin word confidere, which means 'to trust' and is made of con- 'with' and fidere 'to trust'. So confidential information is kept 'with trust' and is meant to stay private.