IN PRIVATE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

in private

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as in personally

in person and usually privately Can I please speak with you in private?

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as in privately

in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others She told me in private that she's been having a hard time adjusting.

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Recent Examples of in private The diamond has remained in private hands for over 70 years and has never before been offered for sale at auction. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The city has routinely voted on raises in private for top city employees including the manager, attorney and clerk, which attorneys previously told The Charlotte Observer was likely a violation of North Carolina open meetings laws. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 The inspector was Kevin Britz, who came to Cal-OSHA after seven years in private-sector safety. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Liz has written a lot about the panic in private credit being overblown, but there are some real questions about the quality of its loans — from regulators, not just us in the press. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in private

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