Definitions

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between us eyes-only for no other ears not for publication not to be quoted on the Q.T. secretly unofficially within these four walls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

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in confidence

Sinner showed a degree of vulnerability early in the tournament, needing five sets to creep past Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic, but has grown in confidence and quality over the fortnight.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

China’s consumer recovery may be less about a broad rebound in confidence and more about pockets of spending where companies can convert anxiety, loneliness, aging, and lifestyle aspiration into services.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

"I found myself improving in confidence, in talking to people, even serving people, talking to an interviewer who's asking you questions," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Corcoran added: “He has grown in confidence, and I think he’s grown in an understanding of his own power to get things done.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Then she leans forward and speaks in confidence, “I confess I do not love her as I ought in charity!”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

in confidence

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