NDA
Hush-hush paperwork
An NDA is a non-disclosure agreement—a legal contract that prohibits signers from sharing specified confidential information.
Common in business, employment, and entertainment contexts: Everyone on set had to sign an NDA, The settlement included an NDA.
The agreement typically covers trade secrets, proprietary information, or sensitive details about deals and disputes. (Lowercase nda appears in casual usage.)
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- restrictedLimited in scope
proprietary · redacted · sealed · embargo · need-to-know · safeguard · leak prevention · information security
Legally or morally required
- enforceableAble to be upheld
- clauseProvision in agreement
- breachBreaking of agreement
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
signatories · settlement · injunction · litigation · compliance · penalty · indemnity · liability
Protected commercial knowledge
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- mergers and acquisitionsCorporate combination activity
- competitive advantageFactor enabling market outperformance
corporate espionage · strategic partnerships · client confidentiality · employment contracts · exit interviews · onboarding · startup culture · investor relations
Silenced by obstruction
- muzzledPrevented from speaking
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
cover-up · whistleblower · speak out · Weinstein · retaliation · exposed · unsealed
confidential
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- privilegedHaving special advantages
restricted · proprietary · redacted · sealed · embargo · need-to-know · safeguard · leak prevention · information security · data protection
binding
Legally or morally required
- enforceableAble to be upheld
- clauseProvision in agreement
- breachBreaking of agreement
parties · signatories · settlement · injunction · litigation · compliance · penalty · indemnity · liability · obligation
trade secrets
Protected commercial knowledge
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- mergers and acquisitionsCorporate combination activity
competitive advantage · corporate espionage · strategic partnerships · client confidentiality · employment contracts · exit interviews · onboarding · startup culture · investor relations
gagged
Silenced by obstruction
- muzzledPrevented from speaking
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
suppression · cover-up · whistleblower · speak out · Weinstein · retaliation · exposed · unsealed
- Legal Boilerplateterms and conditions, privacy policy, disclaimer, severability clause, force majeure
- NDAsconfidentiality clause
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, verbal consent
- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
Public access to state records
open source license · press release · public domain · public disclosure · public announcement
Commitment made aloud
Unrestricted visitor welcome stance
sunshine law · open communication · public accountability · freedom of the press · right to know
nondisclosure, disclosure, disclose, close, closure, closures, disclosed, disclosing, undisclosed