CONFIDENTIALLY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

confidentially

adverb

Definition of confidentially

as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially

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Recent Examples of confidentially The latter has confidentially filed to go public, but has said a debut likely won't take place until 2027. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Anthropic confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the SEC in June. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 But NextEra argued they should not be made available to the public, so they were filed confidentially. — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 OpenAI also confidentially filed for an IPO in June, but Altman has signaled that the company wouldn’t be going ahead with the listing amid mounting safety risks. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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This sturdy brick residence is privately owned and tucked off campus.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Others privately expressed fear that Henderson would provoke retaliation from the President, perhaps causing the state to lose pending federal grants to build nuclear power plants and to restore the Great Salt Lake.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of privately

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Ding was charged in 2024 with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two companies based in China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Bishop Felix Davidek responded by secretly ordaining married men and some women, including Ludmila Javorová.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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