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| 1. | [ adjective ] entrusted with private information and the confidence of another | |
| Examples: | "a confidential secretary" |
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| Related terms: | private | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] denoting confidence or intimacy | |
| Examples: | "a confidential approach" "in confidential tone of voice" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of information) given in confidence or in secret | |
| Synonyms: | secret closet | |
| Examples: | "closet information" "this arrangement must be kept confidential" "their secret communications" |
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| Related terms: | private | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified | |
| Related terms: | classified | |
| Similar spelling: |
confidentially confidentiality confident confidently confidant confidence confidence_man confidingly confiding connive_at confidante confidence_game |
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