Word PRIVATE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

private

🇺🇸 [ˈpraɪvət]

Meanings

Something that is not accessible to the general public, often kept for personal use or restricted to certain individuals. Private can refer to spaces, conversations, or matters that one wishes to keep confidential or secret from others.

Examples

• They had a private conversation away from the crowd.
• She owns a private estate in the countryside.
• Private schools often have different curricula from public ones.

Synonyms

personal • confidential • exclusive

Antonyms

public • open • shared