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not known or meant to be known by the general populace<that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement>Synonymsconfidential, hushed, inside, intimate, nonpublic, privy, secretRelated Wordsclassified, top secret; unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned; clandestine, collusive, conspiratorial, covert; surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded; personal; closeted, concealed, hidden; repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressedNear Antonymswell-known; advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted; general, popular, prevailing, vulgar; prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, sharedAntonymscommon, open, public
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undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others<a private investigation of the organizationʼs activities>— see secret 1
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of, relating to, or belonging to a single person<club lockers in which private property may be stored>— see individual 1
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