private

• "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"

Synonyms

• buck privatean enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
• common soldieran enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

• "a private place"
• "private discussions"
• "private lessons"
• "a private club"
• "a private secretary"
• "private property"
• "the former President is now a private citizen"
• "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

• "intimate correspondence"
• "private family matters"

Synonyms

• intimatesomeone to whom private matters are confided ; give to understand; imply as a possibility; marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; concerning things deeply private and personal; having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; having mutual interests or affections; used euphemistically to refer to the genitals; involved in a sexual relationship; innermost or essential; thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

• "we all have individual cars"
• "each room has a private bath"

Synonyms

• individual(a)

• "secret (or private) thoughts"

Synonyms

• secretsomething that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); information known only to a special group; something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; not open or public; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; not openly made known; communicated covertly; not expressed; designed to elude detection; hidden from general view or use; (of information) given in confidence or in secret; indulging only covertly; having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; the next to highest level of official classification for documents