55 Synonyms & Antonyms For PRIVATE

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Definitions private [prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt / ADJECTIVE personal, intimate Synonyms STRONGEST confidential exclusive independent individual secret separate special STRONG closet inside particular privy WEAK behind the scenes clandestine close to one's chest discreet hush-hush hushed nonpublic not open off the record own reserved under one's hat unofficial Antonyms STRONGEST common known public WEAK open revealed sociable unconcealed ADJECTIVE hidden, isolated Synonyms STRONGEST quiet secluded secret separate STRONG solitary WEAK concealed discreet removed retired sequestered withdrawn Antonyms STRONGEST open public WEAK revealed sociable unconcealed NOUN lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service Synonyms STRONGEST soldier STRONG GI infantry sailor WEAK enlisted person first-class private soldier second-class

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Outside, the entertaining spaces include a lush front yard and a vast backyard with a private horse trail.

From MarketWatch

The property spans more than 8,600 square feet and is made up of a main residence, guesthouse, pool house, and a five-stall barn complete with a tack room and a private equestrian arena.

From MarketWatch

Last week, the two sides reached an agreement on how to handle ICE, which included posting signs explicitly denying agents access to private areas of the restaurants without a judicial warrant.

From BBC

Grounded from politics, he learned to fly, collecting a small fleet of private planes he used to deliver donated organs to hospitals for transplants.

From Barron's

For the future, the US is focusing more on space stations built and operated by private companies.

From Barron's

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characteristic civilian clandestinity clandestine clandestineness classified close close confidential covert domestic especial esoteric exclusive hidden hush-hush inlying inmost innermost inside interior internal lonely more proper off the record own ownest peculiar privy proper quieter quietest quiet rarefied reserved remote screened secluded secret single sneaking soldier stealthy subterranean subterrestrial surreptitious swank swankest swanker undercover under one's hat underground unlisted unofficial unpublished untold withdrawn

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