Antonyms for confidentially


Grammar : Adv
Spell : kon-fi-den-shuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl


Definition of confidentially

Origin :
  • 1759, from Latin confidentia (see confidence) + -al (1). Related: Confidentiality; confidentially.
  • adv in secret
Example sentences :
  • The girls can talk quietly and confidentially, if they choose.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • He approached, on his side, confidentially, but not too markedly so.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Confidentially, 'Father, I sometimes thought of it, but it rather scared me!
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • He confessed to them confidentially that he was the real boss of the building.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • "I don't think she was intendin' to," remarked the latter, confidentially.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • “Mary takes after her pa, poor child,” she had told Trudy confidentially.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
  • "I was like everybody else tell I had the fever," continued Driscoll, confidentially.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • "Confidentially, of course," said Sewell, with a sneer so slight as not to be detected.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • "You see, the old chap has all the money," whispered Chester confidentially.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • Are the contents to be considered professionally, that is, confidentially?
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Synonyms for confidentially

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