private

noun

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Senses

an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

a private place

concerning things deeply private and personal

private correspondence

concerning one person exclusively

we all have individual cars

not expressed

secret (or private) thoughts

Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	hypernym	Types & categories	enlisted man
2	also see	Related & opposite	esoteric
2	also see	Related & opposite	personal
2	antonym	Related & opposite	public
2	derivation	Related & opposite	seclusion
2	similar to	Related & opposite	cliquish
2	similar to	Related & opposite	sequestered
2	similar to	Related & opposite	close
2	similar to	Related & opposite	closed-door
2	similar to	Related & opposite	confidential
2	similar to	Related & opposite	confidential
2	similar to	Related & opposite	insular
2	similar to	Related & opposite	nonpublic
2	similar to	Related & opposite	backstage
2	similar to	Related & opposite	one-on-one
2	similar to	Related & opposite	privy
2	similar to	Related & opposite	semiprivate
2	similar to	Related & opposite	tete-a-tete
2	similar to	Related & opposite	toffee-nosed
3	derivation	Related & opposite	seclusion
3	derivation	Related & opposite	concealment
3	similar to	Related & opposite	personal
4	similar to	Related & opposite	personal
5	derivation	Related & opposite	concealment
5	similar to	Related & opposite	inward