Confidential
adjSynonymAntonymSSC PYQ × 4/kɑnfədˈɛnʃəl/ · कॉन्फ़िडेन्शल
Intended to be kept secret or private
गोपनीय
The report is confidential and not for circulation.
A confidential file needs a locked drawer.
Daily use: Report confidential hai.
जो बात सिर्फ़ आपके confidence में, यानी भरोसे में रखी जाए, वह confidential है। Confide (v) = भरोसे से किसी को राज़ बताना। इसलिए confidential file गुप्त रहती है।
Something confidential is shared only in confidence, with a person you trust. The verb confide means to tell a secret to someone you trust. So a confidential file must stay private.
Secret, private, classified, off the record इसके synonym हैं; public, open, revealed antonym हैं। Off the record = सार्वजनिक रूप से नहीं कहा गया; on the record = सार्वजनिक रूप से कहा गया।
Secret, private, classified and off the record are its synonyms; public, open and revealed are its antonyms. 'Off the record' means not said publicly; 'on the record' means said publicly.