confidential
Meanings
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.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin confidentia + -al.
Synonyms
classified, dern, off the record, private, privileged, secret
Antonyms
on the record, public
Scrabble Score: 18
confidential is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordconfidential is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confidential is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
confidential is a valid Words With Friends word