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confidential English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word confidential once they have reached the level C1 – Advanced. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning confidential meaning

What does confidential mean?

Definitions in simple English

confidential Adjective

— If something is confidential, then it is private or meant to be kept a secret. The doctor told the teenager: "The law says we have to keep your medical information confidential. Whatever you tell me, I can't tell your parents. Pang's boss told her: "These documents are very confidential. Please lock them in your desk when you are not in your office."

confidential

— adjective entrusted with private information and the confidence of another a confidential secretary

— adjective (= secret) (of information) given in confidence or in secret this arrangement must be kept confidential their secret communications

— adjective the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

— adjective denoting confidence or intimacy a confidential approach in confidential tone of voice

Synonyms confidential synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as confidential?

confidential English » English

secret

private

classified

inside

trusty

trusting

personal

informal

hidden

unrevealed

privacy

esoteric

concealed

undisclosed

undercover

trustworthy

top secret

tete-a-tete

sub-rosa

reserved

reliant

privy

privileged

mysterious

intimate

fiduciary

fiducial

family circle

covert

confided

closet

chummy

believable

Examples confidential examples

How do I use confidential in a sentence?

Simple sentences

This information is confidential.

We need to keep this confidential.

It's confidential.

This is confidential, I can only tell him personally.

This is extremely confidential.

I can see why it's confidential.

That's confidential information.

The report is of a confidential nature.

Movie subtitles

ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL Inspector Juve resumes his duties at the Police Department.

This order is strictly confidential.

Penaud, Chief of Gendarmes, executes a written order, secret and confidential, that he has received the night before from Judge Pradier.

It must be a confidential number.

What does the confidential bulletin say?

Perfect confidential clerk.

The matter upon which I desire to speak to you.. isverydelicateand confidential.

It's confidential.

It's rather confidential, what I have to say.

It's a very confidential matter.

Let's read our interrogators' confidential reports.

Isn't it because we had a confidential chat the other day?

I have some confidential documents about the current activities in the masonry which may interest you.

And I might add that my plan is strictly confidential.

In a confidential capacity. Then, something did turn up!

And a very confidential one.

You understand this is confidential.

My partner and I have confidential business to discuss on the way and, well, three's a crowd.

Grayson was carrying a document of a very confidential nature.

Of course, you understand this matter is strictly confidential?

Confidential. Dietrichson file.

Something very confidential.

Oh, and this young lady here is my husband's confidential secretary. Hmm.

Strictly confidential.

Memo to Mr. Norton. Confidential.

The presence of my guests is confidential.

This is highly confidential.

George, at the office, did you ever use the confidential files?

A. confidential source.

Stroud, I thought you understood this was confidential.

He is confidential.

He won't talk to me, I told him I was your confidential secretary, but I guess I don't sound confidential enough.

News and current affairs

No matter how much Barack Obama may have loathed the views of George W. Bush, he had to be initiated into state secrets by the former president, in a confidential - and undoubtedly genial - meeting.

A recent confidential study by the German Intelligence Agency raises the possibility that the US could actually become an oil and gas exporter by 2020, in contrast to its present position as the world's largest energy importer.

Some foundations said that information on their work's effectiveness was confidential.

Despite his public persona, Rudi was an excellent confidential policy adviser.

The scale of premium rates would need to be transparent but the actual cost of access for individual members would remain strictly confidential (as in any insurance contract).

Confidential papers from the Bush and Fox administrations show that talks went further than previously known.

A confidential complaint hotline enables workers to report human-rights violations; more than 300 calls have been received since 2011 (all were investigated, and the vast majority were resolved).

But, in confidential briefings, Nigeria has strongly hinted that it will not tolerate any foreign incursions on a vital and strategic resource in its own backyard.

Moreover, only the regulators can examine the dossiers, which are highly confidential.

Indications are that the TPP negotiations are making little progress - though, again, key details and potential agreements remain highly confidential.

Moreover, the agreements lack transparency, as they were considered commercially confidential - and were thus shielded from public scrutiny - until they were passed into law.