PRIVATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an enlisted man of the lowest rank
   Synonym(s)
   • buck private (what does buck private mean?)
   • common soldier (what does common soldier mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
   Hypernyms(s) private is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enlisted man (what does enlisted man mean?)

PRIVATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not expressed
   Synonym(s)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • secret (or private) thoughts
   Similar To
   • inward (what does inward mean?)
2. Meaning
   • concerning one person exclusively
   Synonym(s)
   • individual(a) (what does individual(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we all have individual cars
   • each room has a private bath
   Similar To
   • personal (what does personal mean?)
3. Meaning
   • concerning things deeply private and personal
   Usage Example(s)
   • private correspondence
   • private family matters
   Similar To
   • personal (what does personal mean?)
4. Meaning
   • confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
   Usage Example(s)
   • a private place
   • private discussions
   • private lessons
   • a private club
   • a private secretary
   • private property
   • the former President is now a private citizen
   • public figures strug
   Antonym(s)
   • public (what does public mean?)
   Similar To
   • backstage (what does backstage mean?)
   • clannish (what does clannish mean?)
   • cliquish (what does cliquish mean?)
   • clubby (what does clubby mean?)
   • snobbish (what does snobbish mean?)
   • snobby (what does snobby mean?)
   • cloistered (what does cloistered mean?)
   • reclusive (what does reclusive mean?)
   • secluded (what does secluded mean?)
   • sequestered (what does sequestered mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
   • closet(a) (what does closet(a) mean?)
   • confidential (what does confidential mean?)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   • confidential (what does confidential mean?)
   • insular (what does insular mean?)
   • nonpublic (what does nonpublic mean?)
   • offstage (what does offstage mean?)
   • one-on-one (what does one-on-one mean?)
   • privy (what does privy mean?)
   • secluded (what does secluded mean?)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   • semiprivate (what does semiprivate mean?)
   • tete-a-tete (what does tete-a-tete mean?)
   • head-to-head (what does head-to-head mean?)
   • toffee-nosed (what does toffee-nosed mean?)
   • closed-door (what does closed-door mean?)
   See Also
   • esoteric (what does esoteric mean?)
   • personal (what does personal mean?)