Confidential \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]

1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. [1913 Webster]

2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential messages." --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Confidential communication (Law) See Privileged communication, under Privileged.

Confidential creditors, those whose claims are of such a character that they are entitled to be paid before other creditors.

Confidential debts, debts incurred for borrowed money, and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts. --McElrath. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

classified \classified\ adj.

1. arranged into classes or categories; as, unclassified.

Syn: categorized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of unclassified.

Note: [Narrower terms: eyes-only; confidential; restricted; secret; sensitive; top-secret] [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "confidential": auricular, between us, chummy, classified, close, closet, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, in petto, inside, intimate, not for publication, off the record, private, privileged, sealed, secret, thick, tried, trustworthy, trusty, under privilege, unpublishable

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

confidential adj
1: entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"
2: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: closet(a), secret]
3: denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"
4: the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Confidential \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]

1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.

2. Communicated in confidence; secret. ``Confidential messages.'' --Burke.

Confidential communication (Law) See Privileged communication, under Privileged.

Confidential creditors, those whose claims are of such a character that they are entitled to be paid before other creditors.

Confidential debts, debts incurred for borrowed money, and regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts. --McElrath.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)