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adjective

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1. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

   Example: The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.

   Synonyms:classifieddernoff the recordprivateprivilegedsecret
   Antonyms:on the recordpublic

2. Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.

   Example: Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.

3. Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.

   Example: a confidential agent; a confidential servant; a confidential whisper