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in confidence

ADVERB
confidentially
Synonyms
WEAK
behind closed doors between ourselves between us between you and me covertly don't breathe a word hushedly in on the ground floor off the cuff off the record personally privately sub-rosa
Antonyms
WEAK
commonly familiarly openly publicly
ADVERB
huggermugger
Synonyms
WEAK
behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth clandestinely confidentially covertly furtively hush-hush in camera in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately o obscurely on the Q.T.
ADVERB
off the record
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confidentially privately
WEAK
between us eyes-only for no other ears not for publication not to be quoted on the Q.T. secretly unofficially within these four walls
ADVERB
privately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alone secretly
WEAK
between us clandestinely covertly
ADVERB
secretly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clandestinely covertly furtively personally privately quietly stealthily surreptitiously
WEAK
behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth confidentially hush-hush in camera in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately obscurely on the Q.T. on the quiet on the sly privily slyly sub-rosa under the table underhandedly unobserved
Antonyms
STRONGEST
publicly
WEAK
openly

Example Sentences

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The decline in confidence is amplified by the tough job market for recent graduates and uncertainty about the role of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

However, it was still positive, indicating further growth in confidence regarding labor-market conditions, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

However, the new survey found double-digit, across-the-board declines in confidence in the last year, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

And she is not lacking in confidence either.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Before she offered Ifemelu the job, she said, tone hushed in confidence, “My husband did not support me when I started this, because he thought men would chase me if I went to seek advertising.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie