Meaning & use
confidential
Meant to be kept secret or private, and shared only with people who are authorized to know it.
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The lawyer reminded her client that everything discussed in the meeting was strictly confidential.
Employee salaries are treated as confidential information within the company.
A note on using this word
Confidential is common in professional and legal contexts; 'private' is the more everyday equivalent for personal matters.
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