Meaning & use
Confidentially
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In a manner meant to be kept private and shared only with trusted people.
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She confidentially informed her manager about the harassment she had witnessed.
"Confidentially," he whispered, "I think they're going to announce layoffs."
A note on using this word
Often used as a sentence-opener to signal that what follows is meant to stay between the speaker and listener.
Words with a similar meaning
privatelysecretly
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Words with an opposite meaning
publiclyopenly
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