not private

ADJECTIVE

public

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civic civil communal governmental mutual national popular social universal urban

STRONG

city common country federal free government metropolitan open state

WEAK

accessible conjoint conjunct free to all intermutual municipal open door unrestricted widespread without charge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

local private unshared

WEAK

particular specific unknown

Example Sentences

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If financial records for several months are not private, the judge wrote, “surely this request for a two-hour snapshot of one’s public movements” is not private either.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"Anthropic understands that the Department of War, not private companies, makes military decisions," Amodei said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Mr. Abbott’s pause affects state agencies and universities, not private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Pensions and Social Security are designed to provide lifetime guaranteed income, but not private retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

And, anyhow, Jonah had had some vague notion that disability checks came from the government, not private businesses.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

not private

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