confidential

Definition

Examples

All employees must sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep client records strictly confidential.

Word Family

Synonyms

• secretsomething that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
• classifieda short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
• privatean enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

Collocations

• Easy keep family personal affairs strictly confidential
  to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding family personal affairs strictly confidential
• Medium treat employee health records as highly confidential
  to treat employee health records as highly confidential, meaning to interact in a certain way
• Hard safeguard whistleblower identity under confidential protective protocols
  to safeguard whistleblower identity under confidential protective protocols, meaning to make safe
• Very Hard leak classified confidential state diplomatic cables to press
  to leak classified confidential state diplomatic cables to press, meaning to tell anonymously