confidential
spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice.
having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
(of information, a document, etc.)
bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.: Compare classification (def. 5).
Origin of confidential
1synonym study For confidential
Other words for confidential
Other words from confidential
- con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
- con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
- non·con·fi·den·tial, adjective
- non·con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
- non·con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
- non·con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, noun
- qua·si-con·fi·den·tial, adjective
- qua·si-con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb
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How to use confidential in a sentence
Kids approaching adolescence get a brief discussion about confidentiality.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R. | Russell Saunders | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe reason we have confidentiality is so that people are not forced to go home.
How the U.S. Sold Out Indian Asylum Seekers on the Border | Caitlin Dickson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDonald Sterling apparently sought to ensure it stayed that way by including a confidentiality clause when he settled the suit.
Some minor details have been changed out of respect for patient confidentiality.
Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings | Russell Saunders | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPromised (and delivered) confidentiality and anonymity, arrestees had nothing to lose—and, therefore, tons to offer.
Gov't Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users | Abby Haglage | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is a second insurance-related issue that has to do with confidentiality.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettI have tried to give a realistic picture of confidentiality in therapy.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettThere are two central questions relating to confidentiality that I want to raise here.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettAccidental or inadvertent breaks of confidentiality sometimes can also occur.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettThere may or may not be special laws in your state to protect the confidentiality of psychotherapy.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for confidential
/ (ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl) /
spoken, written, or given in confidence; secret; private
entrusted with another's confidence or secret affairs: a confidential secretary
suggestive of or denoting intimacy: a confidential approach
Derived forms of confidential
- confidentiality or confidentialness, noun
- confidentially, adverb
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