All public antonyms
pubΒ·lic
P p adj public
- advantaged β A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
- astrological β the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- hush-hush β highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- alchemistic β a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- behind the scenes β happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
- clubby β If you describe an institution or a group of people as clubby, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in.
- hidden β concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- clear as mud β not at all clear
- mysterious β full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- in-coming β coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.
- inhouse β Alternative spelling of in-house.
- buddy-buddy β very friendly; intimate.
- intramural β involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
- in the know β to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- in depth β extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- incog β Incognito.
- autogenous β originating within the body
- necromantic β a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- covert β Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- personal β of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- clandestine β Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- in on β If you are in on something, you are involved in it or know about it.
- inward β toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
- backdoor β You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way.
- inbound β Throw (the ball) from out of bounds, putting it into play.
- classified β Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- hole-and-corner β secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
- close-lipped β not talking or revealing much
- indepth β extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
- avantgarde β the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- backstairs β a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants
adjective public
- inflowing β Flowing inward.
- nonpublic β Not open or available to the public.
- interior β being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- franchised β Simple past tense and past participle of franchise.
- domestic β of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- obsessive β being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
- withdrawn β past participle of withdraw.
- backroom β A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- isolated β compact
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- inner β situated within or farther within; interior: an inner door.
- exclusive β An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
- exclusory β Having the power or the function of excluding.
- favorite β a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference: That song is an old favorite of mine.
- acroamatic β relating to oral communication
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- endogenous β Having an internal cause or origin.