privately
Not in public
Privately means away from public view or knowledge.
A privately held company isn't traded on stock exchanges.
To speak privately is to do so without others hearing: Can we talk privately?
Someone who privately disagrees may not voice their objection openly.
Privately also indicates personal funding rather than government: a privately funded school.
In a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- stealthilyIn a covert manner
discreetly · undercover · incognito · undetected · unobserved · inconspicuously · hush-hush · underhandedly
Restricted from disclosure
- restrictedLimited in scope
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- undisclosedNot made known
nonpublic · off-the-record · unrevealed · insider · exclusive · sealed · embargoed · sensitive
Within one's mind
- individuallyOne at a time
- internallyWithin a body or system
- introspectivelyWith self-examination
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
Without others present
- secludedSet apart, private
- isolatedSeparated from others
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- apartIn different locations
separately · unaccompanied · solitarily · hermitlike · cloistered · reclusive
Operated by relatives
- independentlyWithout outside assistance
- non-governmentalNot of the state
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- entrepreneurialInclined to launch ventures
clandestinely
In a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
stealthily · discreetly · undercover · incognito · undetected · unobserved · inconspicuously · hush-hush · underhandedly · backdoor
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- restrictedLimited in scope
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
- privilegedHaving special advantages
undisclosed · nonpublic · off-the-record · unrevealed · insider · exclusive · sealed · embargoed · sensitive · protected
inwardly
Within one's mind
- individuallyOne at a time
- internallyWithin a body or system
- introspectivelyWith self-examination
alone
Without others present
apart · separately · unaccompanied · solitarily · hermitlike · cloistered · reclusive
family-owned
Operated by relatives
- independentlyWithout outside assistance
- non-governmentalNot of the state
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
entrepreneurial · shareholder · corporate · commercial · privatized
privatelypublicly
In open view
openly · in public · out in the open · overtly · transparently
privatelypublicly
In open view
governmentally · communally · civically · municipally · federally
- in privateNot publicly observed
- private partsReproductive bodily regions
- private lifeOne's nonpublic existence
- private schoolTuition-funded educational institution
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
private, privateer, privates, privateers, privateering, private sector, private car