Definition for Private:

• Peculiar to one's self; personal; secret; secluded; not open; not invested with public office or employment.

Synonyms for Private:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • individual.
  •close (adjective)
  • retired.
  •hidden, isolated (adjective)
  • removed,
  • sequestered,
  • solitary,
  • concealed.
  •inmost (adjective)
  • inmost.
  •not listed (adjective)
  • unlisted.
  •personal, intimate (adjective)
  • independent,
  • hushed,
  • particular,
  • closet,
  • close to one's chest,
  • special,
  • nonpublic,
  • separate,
  • confidential,
  • not open,
  • privy,
  • discreet.
  •private (adjective)
  • personal.
  •secluded (adjective)
  • Seclusive,
  • isolated.
  •secret (adjective)
  • conspiratorial.
  •special (adjective)
  • behind-the-scenes.
  •subterranean (adjective)
  • subterranean.
  •surreptitious (adjective)
  • on the sly,
  • hole-and-corner.
  •undercover (adjective)
  • under cover.
  •underground (adjective)
  • Subterrestrial.
  •unlisted (adjective)
  • unpublicized,
  • unreported.

• n.

  •
  • foot soldier,
  • gi,
  • grenadier,
  • cannon fodder.
  •
  • specific.
  •
  • monastic.
  •
  • shadowy,
  • secretive,
  • classified.
  •
  • restrictive,
  • restricted.
  •
  • several,
  • respective,
  • individualistic.
  •lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service (noun)
  • sailor,
  • second-class,
  • private soldier,
  • infantry.
  •private (noun)
  • common soldier,
  • backstage,
  • one-on-one,
  • snobbish,
  • inward,
  • offstage,
  • toffee-nosed,
  • clannish,
  • reclusive,
  • buck private,
  • snobby,
  • clubby,
  • closed-door,
  • insular,
  • cloistered.
  •secrecy (noun)
  • Clandestinity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • unsuspected,
  • unrecorded,
  • undisclosed,
  • strange,
  • unexplained,
  • indeterminable,
  • unremarked,
  • indeterminate,
  • unexplored,
  • unknowable,
  • unforeseeable,
  • unheard,
  • hush-hush,
  • unidentified,
  • auricular,
  • unfamiliar,
  • unspecified,
  • undiscovered,
  • residential,
  • incognito,
  • anonymous,
  • unacknowledged.
  •
  • invisible,
  • incalculable,
  • obscure,
  • unheralded,
  • populist,
  • nameless.
  •
  • unmarked,
  • undeclared,
  • inside.
  •
  • mystery.
  •
  • folk.
  •
  • dark,
  • closed.
  •every
  • each.
  •inmost
  • innermost.
  •interior
  • inner.
  •nonmilitary
  • civilian.
  •within
  • internal.

Paraphrases for Private:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    privately-owned, privately-run, privately-operated, privately-managed, private-owned, private-run, public-private, private-public.
  • Proper noun, singular
    privately, public-private.
  • Adverb
    privately.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    privatized, PRIV, privat-, commercial, extra-curricular, non-government, non-state, intimate, extracurricular, private-law, in-camera, civilian-run, closed-door, special, separate, discreet, bereft, retail, independent, personal, entrepreneurial, secretive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    initiatives, Undertakings, markings, Marques, data, Its, goods, special, Privado, personal.
  • Verb, past tense
    stripped, destroyed, Denied.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    non-public.

Antonyms for Private:

• adj.

  • all
    public.
  • personal, intimate
    known, common, ordinary, sociable, revealed, open.
  • Other antonyms:
    avowed, promulgated, widespread, aboveboard, overt, broad, declared, disclosed, unclassified, evident, in the public eye, proclaimed, undisguised, manifest, patent, regular, typical, universal, unconcealed, impersonal, clear, announced, plain, vulgar, rife, normal, publicized, advertised, generic, professed, aired, outward, published, current, prevalent, acknowledged, heralded, well-known, reported, obvious, straightforward, broadcast.