confidentiality

noun

Definition of confidentialitynext
as in secrecy
the quality or state of being private or confidential All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality.

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Recent Examples of confidentiality The Ethics Commission did not either, citing a confidentiality restriction. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Johnson quickly backed off the purchase attempt days after it was first reported, despite reports that Morgan Stanley lifted the confidentiality limits. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 The ensuing court battle and decision from the California Supreme Court would forever change the nature of doctor-patient confidentiality in psychiatry, infectious disease, and even genomics. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 June 2026 Both Sorsby, who now must convince the NFL to hold a supplemental draft for him, and Cincinnati might have reason to negotiate a settlement and an accompanying confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026 But the additional wording on the MSG sign about confidentiality during and post-event reinforces that there is no livestream, no TV broadcast and likely a social media blackout – until Swift and Kelce deem otherwise. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Two months later, the private facility reported a major security breach and announced the launch of an investigation, all after an employee allegedly attempted to violate patient confidentiality to access the Princess of Wales’s medical records. — Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 20 June 2026 Generative AI tools raise clear discoverability, confidentiality and privilege concerns. — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Founded by Thiel and Auren Hoffman, the invite-only network of CEOs, politicians and intellectuals meets to have small, moderated conversations in confidentiality about the future of tech, according to Axios, which reported the forum’s plans for a DC-area campus last year. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentiality
  1. secrecy
  2. privacy
Noun
  • And some of the people attending the wedding aren’t exactly pleased about all the secrecy.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
  • Almost 10 years to the date exactly, the Scandal star joked about the secrecy of her own wedding to Entertainment Tonight.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of secrecy
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  • On one hand, the arena offers a level of privacy and security few locations can match.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of privacy

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“Confidentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentiality. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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